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#FCE27E Color

#FCE27E is rgb(252, 226, 126) in RGB, hsl(48, 95%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE27E
HEX#FCE27E
RGBrgb(252, 226, 126)
HSLhsl(48, 95%, 74%)
HSVhsv(48, 50%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.124 95.2)
LABlab(90.53% 0.09 51.82)
LCHlch(90.53% 51.82 89.90)

What #FCE27E 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 #FCE27E, 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.

#FCE27E Channel Values

How #FCE27E 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 226 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 95% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 50% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 50% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE27E 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE27E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE27E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FCE27E

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 #FCE27E.

How #FCE27E 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#FCE27E
Protanopia#E7E77E
Protanomaly#F0E57E
Deuteranopia#EBEB7C
Deuteranomaly#F2E77D
Tritanopia#FFD9D9
Tritanomaly#FFDCBB
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE27E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce27e: #FCE27E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE27E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce27e': '#FCE27E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.886, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_fce27e">#FCE27E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE27E"

More Yellow Colors

#FCE27E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE27E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE27E?

#FCE27E is a light yellow — rgb(252, 226, 126) in RGB and hsl(48, 95%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #FCE27E?

#FCE27E is rgb(252, 226, 126) — red 252, green 226, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE27E?

#FCE27E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 50%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE27E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE27E scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE27E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE27E 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 8.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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