What color is #FCF3D0?

#FCF3D0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF3D0?

The RGB value is 252, 243, 208: 252 red, 243 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF3D0?

The complementary color is #D0D9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF3D0 color

#FCF3D0 rgb(252, 243, 208)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF3D0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 95.3% green and 81.6% blue (252, 243, 208).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 88% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Yellow (#FAF1CD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#FCF3D0 color codes

HEX	`#FCF3D0`
RGB	`rgb(252, 243, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 95.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 88%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.73, -2.56, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.73, 18.16, 98.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.58, 89.352, 72.506)`
Decimal	`16577488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF3D0, 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 #FCF3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #FCF3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf3d0; }
.text { color: #fcf3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 243 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf3d0, #effcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FCF3D0?: #FCF3D0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF3D0?: The RGB value is 252, 243, 208: 252 red, 243 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF3D0?: The complementary color is #D0D9FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.