What color is #FCF8BA?

#FCF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF8BA?

The RGB value is 252, 248, 186: 252 red, 248 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF8BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FCF8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF8BA color

#FCF8BA rgb(252, 248, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 97.3% green and 72.9% blue (252, 248, 186).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 92% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#FCF8BA color codes

HEX	`#FCF8BA`
RGB	`rgb(252, 248, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 97.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 92%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.56, -8.1, 30.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.56, 31.41, 104.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.575, 91.377, 59.732)`
Decimal	`16578746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF8BA, 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 #FCF8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	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 #FCF8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf8ba; }
.text { color: #fcf8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 248 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf8ba, #dffcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FCF8BA?: #FCF8BA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF8BA?: The RGB value is 252, 248, 186: 252 red, 248 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF8BA?: The complementary color is #BABEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.