Palettes / Colors / #FCFFE6
#FCFFE6 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCFFE6 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.
#FCFFE6 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 #E8E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF5E5 and #EFFFE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFFE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 255, 230 |
| HSL | 67°, 100%, 95% |
| HSV | 67°, 10%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 0% |
| XYZ | 90.19, 97.93, 89.01 |
| Yxy | 97.93, 0.3254, 0.3534 |
| CIE-Lab | 99.19, -5.19, 11.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.96, -5.30, 10.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 100% · Blue 90%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFFE6
.text { color: #FCFFE6; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFFE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 255, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFFE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 255, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFFE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 255, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFFE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFFE6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8E5FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.02:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFFE6: #000000.
How #FCFFE6 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 #FCFFE6 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 #FCFFE6?
#FCFFE6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 255, 230). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFFE6?
#FCFFE6 is RGB 252, 255, 230 — HSL 67°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 0%.
What colors go with #FCFFE6?
Its complement is #E8E5FF; analogous partners are #FFF5E5 and #EFFFE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFFE6 for text?
Black text on #FCFFE6 has a contrast ratio of 20.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.