What color is #FCECB6?

#FCECB6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCECB6?

The RGB value is 252, 236, 182: 252 red, 236 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCECB6?

The complementary color is #B6C6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCECB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCECB6 color

#FCECB6 rgb(252, 236, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCECB6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 92.5% green and 71.4% blue (252, 236, 182).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 92% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Solar (#FBEAB8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#FCECB6 color codes

HEX	`#FCECB6`
RGB	`rgb(252, 236, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 92.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 92%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, -2.61, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 28.32, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.584, 84.066, 56.334)`
Decimal	`16575670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCECB6, 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 #FCECB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCECB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #FCECB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcecb6; }
.text { color: #fcecb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcecb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 236 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcecb6, #e9fcb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FCECB6?: #FCECB6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCECB6?: The RGB value is 252, 236, 182: 252 red, 236 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCECB6?: The complementary color is #B6C6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCECB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.