What color is #FCF6DC?

#FCF6DC 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 #FCF6DC?

The RGB value is 252, 246, 220: 252 red, 246 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF6DC?

The complementary color is #DCE2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF6DC color

#FCF6DC rgb(252, 246, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF6DC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.5% green and 86.3% blue (252, 246, 220).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 84% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#FCF6DC color codes

HEX	`#FCF6DC`
RGB	`rgb(252, 246, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 84%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.73, -2.26, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.73, 13.42, 99.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.018, 91.775, 80.879)`
Decimal	`16578268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF6DC, 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 #FCF6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	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 #FCF6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf6dc; }
.text { color: #fcf6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 246 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf6dc, #f2fcdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCF6DC?: #FCF6DC 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 #FCF6DC?: The RGB value is 252, 246, 220: 252 red, 246 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF6DC?: The complementary color is #DCE2FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.