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#FCDA97 Color

#FCDA97 is rgb(252, 218, 151) in RGB, hsl(40, 94%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDA97
HEX#FCDA97
RGBrgb(252, 218, 151)
HSLhsl(40, 94%, 79%)
HSVhsv(40, 40%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.093 83.8)
LABlab(88.83% 5.68 37.57)
LCHlch(88.83% 38.00 81.40)

What #FCDA97 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 #FCDA97, 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.

#FCDA97 Channel Values

How #FCDA97 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 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 94% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 40% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 40% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDA97 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCDA97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDA97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FCDA97

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 #FCDA97.

How #FCDA97 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#FCDA97
Protanopia#E0E097
Protanomaly#ECDE97
Deuteranopia#E6E695
Deuteranomaly#EFE196
Tritanopia#FFD3D3
Tritanomaly#FFD6BE
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDA97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcda97: #FCDA97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDA97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcda97': '#FCDA97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.855, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_fcda97">#FCDA97</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDA97"

More Yellow Colors

#FCDA97 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDA97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDA97?

#FCDA97 is a light yellow — rgb(252, 218, 151) in RGB and hsl(40, 94%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #FCDA97?

#FCDA97 is rgb(252, 218, 151) — red 252, green 218, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDA97?

#FCDA97 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDA97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDA97 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDA97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDA97 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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