What color is #FCEF7A?

#FCEF7A is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCEF7A?

The RGB value is 252, 239, 122: 252 red, 239 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCEF7A?

The complementary color is #7A87FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCEF7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCEF7A color

#FCEF7A rgb(252, 239, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCEF7A is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 93.7% green and 47.8% blue (252, 239, 122).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 96% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 52% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Limon (#F7EB73), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#FCEF7A color codes

HEX	`#FCEF7A`
RGB	`rgb(252, 239, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 93.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 96%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 52%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.38, -10.4, 57.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.38, 58.42, 100.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.526, 83.836, 30.665)`
Decimal	`16576378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCEF7A, 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 #FCEF7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCEF7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #FCEF7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcef7a; }
.text { color: #fcef7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcef7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 239 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcef7a, #c8fc7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FCEF7A?: #FCEF7A is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCEF7A?: The RGB value is 252, 239, 122: 252 red, 239 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCEF7A?: The complementary color is #7A87FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCEF7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.