What color is #FCFFDD?

#FCFFDD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFFDD?

The RGB value is 252, 255, 221: 252 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFFDD?

The complementary color is #E0DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.49:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFFDD color

#FCFFDD rgb(252, 255, 221)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 100% green and 86.7% blue (252, 255, 221).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Parmesan (#FFFFDD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.49:1).

#FCFFDD color codes

HEX	`#FCFFDD`
RGB	`rgb(252, 255, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99, -6.61, 15.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99, 17.25, 112.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.955, 97.436, 82.513)`
Decimal	`16580573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFFDD, 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 #FCFFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.49:1	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 #FCFFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcffdd; }
.text { color: #fcffdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcffdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 255 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcffdd, #ebffdd); }

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Questions

What color is #FCFFDD?: #FCFFDD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFFDD?: The RGB value is 252, 255, 221: 252 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFFDD?: The complementary color is #E0DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.49:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.