What color is #FCF5D9?

#FCF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF5D9?

The RGB value is 252, 245, 217: 252 red, 245 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF5D9?

The complementary color is #D9E0FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF5D9 color

#FCF5D9 rgb(252, 245, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.1% green and 85.1% blue (252, 245, 217).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#FCF5D9 color codes

HEX	`#FCF5D9`
RGB	`rgb(252, 245, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.41, -2.22, 14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.41, 14.5, 98.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.321, 91.011, 78.704)`
Decimal	`16578009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF5D9, 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 #FCF5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #FCF5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf5d9; }
.text { color: #fcf5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 245 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf5d9, #f2fcd9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCF5D9?: #FCF5D9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF5D9?: The RGB value is 252, 245, 217: 252 red, 245 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF5D9?: The complementary color is #D9E0FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.