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#FCEBA6 Color

#FCEBA6 is rgb(252, 235, 166) in RGB, hsl(48, 93%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEBA6
HEX#FCEBA6
RGBrgb(252, 235, 166)
HSLhsl(48, 93%, 82%)
HSVhsv(48, 34%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.089 96)
LABlab(93.24% -1.26 35.75)
LCHlch(93.24% 35.77 92.01)

What #FCEBA6 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 #FCEBA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 5.98Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.19Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 9.21Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.24Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 9.63Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.91

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

#FCEBA6 Channel Values

How #FCEBA6 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 235 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 93% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 34% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 34% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEBA6 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCEBA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCEBA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEBA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCEBA6
Complementary
#A6B7FC
Analogous
#FCC0A6
Analogous
#E2FCA6
Triadic
#A6FCEB
Triadic
#EBA6FC
Split comp.
#A6E2FC
Split comp.
#C0A6FC

Tints & Shades of #FCEBA6

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

#FCEDB0
#FDF0BF
#FDF3C9
#FDF5D3
#FEF7DD
#FEFAEB

Shades

#FADE70
#F8D23A
#F1C309
#B69307
#806705
#4A3C03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCEBA6.

How #FCEBA6 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#FCEBA6
Protanopia#EEEEA6
Protanomaly#F4EDA6
Deuteranopia#F1F1A5
Deuteranomaly#F5EFA6
Tritanopia#FFE4E4
Tritanomaly#FFE7CE
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCEBA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fceba6: #FCEBA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEBA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fceba6': '#FCEBA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.922, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_fceba6">#FCEBA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEBA6"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEBA6 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FCEBA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEBA6?

#FCEBA6 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 235, 166) in RGB and hsl(48, 93%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #FCEBA6?

#FCEBA6 is rgb(252, 235, 166) — red 252, green 235, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEBA6?

#FCEBA6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCEBA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEBA6 scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEBA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEBA6 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 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.