What color is #FFFCEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFCEE?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 238: 255 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFCEE?

The complementary color is #EEF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.41:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFCEE color

#FFFCEE rgb(255, 252, 238)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 93.3% blue (255, 252, 238).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 100% saturation and 97% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glamour White (#FFFCEC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.41:1).

#FFFCEE color codes

HEX	`#FFFCEE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 100%, 97%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.85, -1.37, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.85, 7.18, 101.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.481, 97.054, 94.786)`
Decimal	`16776430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFCEE, 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 #FFFCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.41:1	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 #FFFCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffcee; }
.text { color: #fffcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffcee, #faffee); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFCEE?: #FFFCEE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Glamour White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFCEE?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 238: 255 red, 252 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFCEE?: The complementary color is #EEF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.41:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.