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#FCE8AC Color

#FCE8AC is rgb(252, 232, 172) in RGB, hsl(45, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE8AC
HEX#FCE8AC
RGBrgb(252, 232, 172)
HSLhsl(45, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(45, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.08 91.8)
LABlab(92.58% 0.69 31.88)
LCHlch(92.58% 31.89 88.76)

What #FCE8AC 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 #FCE8AC, 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.

#FCE8AC Channel Values

How #FCE8AC 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 232 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE8AC 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE8AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE8AC; 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 #FCE8AC

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 #FCE8AC.

How #FCE8AC 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#FCE8AC
Protanopia#ECECAC
Protanomaly#F2EAAC
Deuteranopia#EFEFAB
Deuteranomaly#F4ECAB
Tritanopia#FFE2E2
Tritanomaly#FFE4CE
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE8AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce8ac: #FCE8AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE8AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce8ac': '#FCE8AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.910, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_fce8ac">#FCE8AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE8AC"

More Yellow Colors

#FCE8AC sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE8AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE8AC?

#FCE8AC is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 232, 172) in RGB and hsl(45, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.09.

What is the RGB value of #FCE8AC?

#FCE8AC is rgb(252, 232, 172) — red 252, green 232, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE8AC?

#FCE8AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE8AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE8AC scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE8AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE8AC 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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