What color is #FCE98E?

#FCE98E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE98E?

The RGB value is 252, 233, 142: 252 red, 233 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE98E?

The complementary color is #8EA1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE98E color

#FCE98E rgb(252, 233, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCE98E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 91.4% green and 55.7% blue (252, 233, 142).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 95% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Chickery Chick (#FBE98E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#FCE98E color codes

HEX	`#FCE98E`
RGB	`rgb(252, 233, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 91.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 95%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 44%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.1, -5.62, 46.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.1, 46.78, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.168, 80.929, 37.3)`
Decimal	`16574862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE98E, 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 #FCE98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #FCE98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce98e; }
.text { color: #fce98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 233 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce98e, #d8fc8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FCE98E?: #FCE98E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE98E?: The RGB value is 252, 233, 142: 252 red, 233 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE98E?: The complementary color is #8EA1FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.