What color is #FCFFE0?

#FCFFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFFE0?

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

What is the complementary color of #FCFFE0?

The complementary color is #E3E0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCFFE0 color

#FCFFE0 rgb(252, 255, 224)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCFFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 100% green and 87.8% blue (252, 255, 224).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Yellow (#FFFFE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#FCFFE0 color codes

HEX	`#FCFFE0`
RGB	`rgb(252, 255, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 100%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.06, -6.15, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.06, 15.74, 112.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.358, 97.598, 84.637)`
Decimal	`16580576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFFE0, 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 #FCFFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	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 #FCFFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcffe0; }
.text { color: #fcffe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcffe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 255 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcffe0, #edffe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FCFFE0?: #FCFFE0 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFFE0?: The RGB value is 252, 255, 224: 252 red, 255 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFFE0?: The complementary color is #E3E0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.52:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.