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#FDFCBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFCBC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FDFCBC 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.

#FDFCBC 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 #BABBFD; it also sits naturally between #FDDABA and #DCFDBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDFCBC · RGB 253, 252, 188

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Color values

HEX#FDFCBC
RGB253, 252, 188
HSL59°, 94%, 86%
HSV59°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 26%, 1%
XYZ84.40, 94.13, 61.30
Yxy94.13, 0.3519, 0.3925
CIE-Lab97.69, -9.45, 30.87
Hunter Lab97.02, -9.49, 26.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 99% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FDFCBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDFCBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDFCBC

.text { color: #FDFCBC; }
.background { background-color: #FDFCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 252, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 252, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 252, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDFCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDFCBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDFCBC

#FCFA92#FAF86B#F9F63E#F8F416#DFDB07#B7B406#8F8D04#636103#3B3A02#141301

Tints of #FDFCBC

#FDFCBF#FDFCC4#FDFCC9#FDFDCE#FEFDD2#FEFDD7#FEFDDC#FEFEE1#FEFEE6#FEFEEB

Tones of #FDFCBC

#F8F7BE#F3F2C3#EFEEC8#EAE9CD#E5E5D2#E0E0D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABBFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.06:1 Fails
Against black text19.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDFCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFCBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FDFCBC: ·

How #FDFCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #FDFDCBDeuteranopia · #FDFDCFTritanopia · #FDD8DA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDFCBC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF
Palette 211572
#211572 · #24BDDF · #F4F4F4 · #FFFDBB
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette A3dc9a
#A3DC9A · #DEE791 · #FFF9BD · #FFD6BA
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 9112bc
#9112BC · #AE75DA · #E9E294 · #FFFCB8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FDFDBD#FFFDBB#FDFFBC#FFF9BD#FCF9BE#FFFCB8#FFF9BF#FDFFB8#FFFBC1#FFFDB7#FFFEB7#FFFAB7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDFCBB  ·  #FDFCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFCBC?

#FDFCBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 252, 188). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFCBC?

#FDFCBC is RGB 253, 252, 188 — HSL 59°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFCBC?

Its complement is #BABBFD; analogous partners are #FDDABA and #DCFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFCBC for text?

Black text on #FDFCBC has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.