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#FCEBC0 Color

#FCEBC0 is rgb(252, 235, 192) in RGB, hsl(43, 91%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEBC0
HEX#FCEBC0
RGBrgb(252, 235, 192)
HSLhsl(43, 91%, 87%)
HSVhsv(43, 24%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.059 89)
LABlab(93.63% 1.14 23.15)
LCHlch(93.63% 23.18 87.18)

What #FCEBC0 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 #FCEBC0, 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.

#FCEBC0 Channel Values

How #FCEBC0 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 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 91% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 24% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 24% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEBC0 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCEBC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEBC0; 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 #FCEBC0

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 #FCEBC0.

How #FCEBC0 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#FCEBC0
Protanopia#EEEEC0
Protanomaly#F4EDC0
Deuteranopia#F1F1BF
Deuteranomaly#F5EFC0
Tritanopia#FFE6E6
Tritanomaly#FFE8D8
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCEBC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcebc0: #FCEBC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEBC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcebc0': '#FCEBC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.922, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_fcebc0">#FCEBC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEBC0"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEBC0 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCEBC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEBC0?

#FCEBC0 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 235, 192) in RGB and hsl(43, 91%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #FCEBC0?

#FCEBC0 is rgb(252, 235, 192) — red 252, green 235, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEBC0?

#FCEBC0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCEBC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEBC0 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEBC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEBC0 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 4.79, which is very hard to tell apart.

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