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#FCEAB6 Color

#FCEAB6 is rgb(252, 234, 182) in RGB, hsl(45, 92%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEAB6
HEX#FCEAB6
RGBrgb(252, 234, 182)
HSLhsl(45, 92%, 85%)
HSVhsv(45, 28%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.07 91.2)
LABlab(93.22% 0.65 27.69)
LCHlch(93.22% 27.69 88.66)

What #FCEAB6 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 #FCEAB6, 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.

#FCEAB6 Channel Values

How #FCEAB6 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 234 · B 1828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 92% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 28% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 28% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEAB6 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCEAB6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEAB6; 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 #FCEAB6

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 #FCEAB6.

How #FCEAB6 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#FCEAB6
Protanopia#EDEDB6
Protanomaly#F3ECB6
Deuteranopia#F0F0B5
Deuteranomaly#F5EEB6
Tritanopia#FFE4E4
Tritanomaly#FFE7D3
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #FCEAB6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fceab6: #FCEAB6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEAB6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fceab6': '#FCEAB6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.918, blue: 0.714)
Android XML<color name="color_fceab6">#FCEAB6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEAB6"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEAB6 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCEAB6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEAB6?

#FCEAB6 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 234, 182) in RGB and hsl(45, 92%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.35.

What is the RGB value of #FCEAB6?

#FCEAB6 is rgb(252, 234, 182) — red 252, green 234, and blue 182 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEAB6?

#FCEAB6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCEAB6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEAB6 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEAB6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEAB6 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 moccasin (#FFE4B5) at a CIE76 distance of 4.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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