What color is #FCF4D7?

#FCF4D7 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Luxury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF4D7?

The RGB value is 252, 244, 215: 252 red, 244 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF4D7?

The complementary color is #D7DFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF4D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF4D7 color

#FCF4D7 rgb(252, 244, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF4D7 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 95.7% green and 84.3% blue (252, 244, 215).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 86% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Luxury (#FBF4D6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#FCF4D7 color codes

HEX	`#FCF4D7`
RGB	`rgb(252, 244, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 95.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 86%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.12, -2.02, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.12, 15.08, 97.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.76, 90.304, 77.242)`
Decimal	`16577751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF4D7, 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 #FCF4D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF4D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #FCF4D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf4d7; }
.text { color: #fcf4d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf4d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 244 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf4d7, #f2fcd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF4D7?: #FCF4D7 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Luxury. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF4D7?: The RGB value is 252, 244, 215: 252 red, 244 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF4D7?: The complementary color is #D7DFFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF4D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.