Palettes / Colors / #FFFCB6

#FFFCB6 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFCB6 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 #FFFCB6 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.

#FFFCB6 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 #B8BAFF; it also sits naturally between #FFD9B8 and #DEFFB8. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 29% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFCB6

.text { color: #FFFCB6; }
.background { background-color: #FFFCB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFCB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 252, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFCB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 252, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFCB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 252, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFFCB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFFCB6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8BAFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFCB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFFCB6

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:

How #FFFCB6 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 #FFFCB6 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

← #FFFCB5  ·  #FFFCB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFCB6?

#FFFCB6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 252, 182). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFCB6?

#FFFCB6 is RGB 255, 252, 182 — HSL 58°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 29%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFCB6?

Its complement is #B8BAFF; analogous partners are #FFD9B8 and #DEFFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFCB6 for text?

Black text on #FFFCB6 has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.