What color is #FCF5DF?

#FCF5DF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF5DF?

The RGB value is 252, 245, 223: 252 red, 245 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF5DF?

The complementary color is #DFE6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF5DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF5DF color

#FCF5DF rgb(252, 245, 223)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF5DF is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.1% green and 87.5% blue (252, 245, 223).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Star Dust (#F9F3DD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#FCF5DF color codes

HEX	`#FCF5DF`
RGB	`rgb(252, 245, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 83%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.55, -1.29, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.55, 11.5, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.115, 91.329, 82.889)`
Decimal	`16578015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF5DF, 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 #FCF5DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF5DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	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 #FCF5DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf5df; }
.text { color: #fcf5df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf5df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 245 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf5df, #f5fcdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FCF5DF?: #FCF5DF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF5DF?: The RGB value is 252, 245, 223: 252 red, 245 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF5DF?: The complementary color is #DFE6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF5DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.