What color is #FCF7E0?

#FCF7E0 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 #FCF7E0?

The RGB value is 252, 247, 224: 252 red, 247 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF7E0?

The complementary color is #E0E5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF7E0 color

#FCF7E0 rgb(252, 247, 224)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF7E0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 96.9% green and 87.8% blue (252, 247, 224).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 82% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Star Dust (#F9F3DD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#FCF7E0 color codes

HEX	`#FCF7E0`
RGB	`rgb(252, 247, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 96.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 82%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.06, -2.14, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.06, 11.85, 100.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.859, 92.6, 83.804)`
Decimal	`16578528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF7E0, 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 #FCF7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	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 #FCF7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf7e0; }
.text { color: #fcf7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 247 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf7e0, #f3fce0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FCF7E0?: #FCF7E0 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 #FCF7E0?: The RGB value is 252, 247, 224: 252 red, 247 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF7E0?: The complementary color is #E0E5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.