What color is #FFFCEA?

#FFFCEA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFCEA?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 234: 255 red, 252 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFCEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFCEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFCEA color

#FFFCEA rgb(255, 252, 234)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 91.8% blue (255, 252, 234).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Cider (#FFFDEB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#FFFCEA color codes

HEX	`#FFFCEA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.76, -2.03, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.76, 9.2, 102.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.9, 96.822, 91.726)`
Decimal	`16776426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFCEA, 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 #FFFCEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFCEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #FFFCEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffcea; }
.text { color: #fffcea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffcea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffcea, #f7ffea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFCEA?: #FFFCEA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFCEA?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 234: 255 red, 252 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFCEA?: The complementary color is #EAEDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFCEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.