What color is #FCFDE1?

#FCFDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFDE1?

The RGB value is 252, 253, 225: 252 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFDE1?

The complementary color is #E2E1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFDE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFDE1 color

#FCFDE1 rgb(252, 253, 225)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCFDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 99.2% green and 88.2% blue (252, 253, 225).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lamb’s Wool (#FFFFE3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.28:1).

#FCFDE1 color codes

HEX	`#FCFDE1`
RGB	`rgb(252, 253, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 99.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.58, -4.99, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.58, 14.21, 110.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.859, 96.383, 85.142)`
Decimal	`16580065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFDE1, 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 #FCFDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFDE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.28:1	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 #FCFDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfde1; }
.text { color: #fcfde1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfde1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 253 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfde1, #eefde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCFDE1?: #FCFDE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFDE1?: The RGB value is 252, 253, 225: 252 red, 253 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFDE1?: The complementary color is #E2E1FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFDE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.