Palettes / Colors / #FCFFDF
#FCFFDF — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFFDF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FCFFDF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#FCFFDF is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E3E0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF3E0 and #EDFFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFFDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 255, 223 |
| HSL | 66°, 100%, 94% |
| HSV | 66°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 89.22, 97.54, 83.94 |
| Yxy | 97.54, 0.3296, 0.3603 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.04, -6.30, 14.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.76, -6.40, 13.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFFDF
.text { color: #FCFFDF; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFDF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3E0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFFDF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFFDF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCFFDF: ·
How #FCFFDF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCFFDF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCFFDF?
#FCFFDF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFDF?
#FCFFDF is RGB 252, 255, 223 — HSL 66°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFFDF?
Its complement is #E3E0FF; analogous partners are #FFF3E0 and #EDFFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFFDF for text?
Black text on #FCFFDF has a contrast ratio of 20.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.