What color is #FCF8E9?

#FCF8E9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Glamour White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCF8E9?

The RGB value is 252, 248, 233: 252 red, 248 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCF8E9?

The complementary color is #E9EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCF8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.74:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCF8E9 color

#FCF8E9 rgb(252, 248, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCF8E9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 97.3% green and 91.4% blue (252, 248, 233).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 76% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Glamour White (#FFFCEC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.74:1).

#FCF8E9 color codes

HEX	`#FCF8E9`
RGB	`rgb(252, 248, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 97.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 76%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.52, -1.2, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.52, 7.76, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.418, 93.714, 90.506)`
Decimal	`16578793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCF8E9, 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 #FCF8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCF8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.74:1	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 #FCF8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcf8e9; }
.text { color: #fcf8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 248 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcf8e9, #f6fce9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #FCF8E9?: #FCF8E9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Glamour White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCF8E9?: The RGB value is 252, 248, 233: 252 red, 248 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCF8E9?: The complementary color is #E9EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCF8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.74:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.