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#FCDA5F Color

#FCDA5F is rgb(252, 218, 95) in RGB, hsl(47, 96%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDA5F
HEX#FCDA5F
RGBrgb(252, 218, 95)
HSLhsl(47, 96%, 68%)
HSVhsv(47, 62%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.145 93.8)
LABlab(88.26% 2.27 63.20)
LCHlch(88.26% 63.24 87.94)

What #FCDA5F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCDA5F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FCDA5F Channel Values

How #FCDA5F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 218 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 96% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 62% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 62% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDA5F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCDA5F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCDA5F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDA5F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCDA5F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCDA5F.

How #FCDA5F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCDA5F
Protanopia#E0E05F
Protanomaly#ECDE5F
Deuteranopia#E6E65C
Deuteranomaly#EFE15D
Tritanopia#FFCFCF
Tritanomaly#FFD4AE
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDA5F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fcda5f: #FCDA5F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDA5F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcda5f': '#FCDA5F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.855, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_fcda5f">#FCDA5F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDA5F"

More Yellow Colors

#FCDA5F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDA5F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDA5F?

#FCDA5F is a light yellow — rgb(252, 218, 95) in RGB and hsl(47, 96%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.9.

What is the RGB value of #FCDA5F?

#FCDA5F is rgb(252, 218, 95) — red 252, green 218, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDA5F?

#FCDA5F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDA5F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDA5F scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDA5F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDA5F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.98, which is visibly different.

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