What color is #FCF1BD?

#FCF1BD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF1BD?

The RGB value is 252, 241, 189: 252 red, 241 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF1BD?

The complementary color is #BDC8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF1BD color

#FCF1BD rgb(252, 241, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF1BD is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 94.5% green and 74.1% blue (252, 241, 189).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Blond (#FAF0BE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#FCF1BD color codes

HEX	`#FCF1BD`
RGB	`rgb(252, 241, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 94.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 91%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.86, -4.21, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.86, 26.84, 99.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.786, 87.282, 60.726)`
Decimal	`16576957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF1BD, 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 #FCF1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #FCF1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf1bd; }
.text { color: #fcf1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 241 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf1bd, #e8fcbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FCF1BD?: #FCF1BD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF1BD?: The RGB value is 252, 241, 189: 252 red, 241 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF1BD?: The complementary color is #BDC8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.