Palettes / Colors / #FFFCB3

#FFFCB3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFCB3 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFCB3 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 #B3B5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD6B3 and #DBFFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 99% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFCB3

.text { color: #FFFCB3; }
.background { background-color: #FFFCB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFCB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 252, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFCB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 252, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFCB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 252, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFCB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFCB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFFCB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFCB3: #000000.

How #FFFCB3 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 #FFFCB3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFFCB2  ·  #FFFCB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFCB3?

#FFFCB3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 252, 179). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFCB3?

#FFFCB3 is RGB 255, 252, 179 — HSL 58°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFCB3?

Its complement is #B3B5FF; analogous partners are #FFD6B3 and #DBFFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFCB3 for text?

Black text on #FFFCB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.