What color is #FCDF8A?

#FCDF8A is a light, vivid orange known as Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Daisy Desi?

The RGB value is 252, 223, 138: 252 red, 223 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Daisy Desi?

The complementary color is #8AA7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCDF8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Daisy Desi color: hex code #FCDF8A

#FCDF8A rgb(252, 223, 138)

Shades of yellow

Daisy Desi has the hex code #FCDF8A. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.5% green and 54.1% blue (252, 223, 138).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 45% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

Daisy Desi (#FCDF8A) color codes

HEX	`#FCDF8A`
RGB	`rgb(252, 223, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 45%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.54, -0.97, 45.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.54, 45.19, 91.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.122, 75.309, 34.83)`
Decimal	`16572298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Daisy Desi, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FCDF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCDF8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FCDF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcdf8a; }
.text { color: #fcdf8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcdf8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 223 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcdf8a, #e0fc8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FCDF8A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FCDF8A?: #FCDF8A is a light, vivid orange known as Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Daisy Desi?: The RGB value is 252, 223, 138: 252 red, 223 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Daisy Desi?: The complementary color is #8AA7FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCDF8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.