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#FCEDA1 Color

#FCEDA1 is rgb(252, 237, 161) in RGB, hsl(50, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEDA1
HEX#FCEDA1
RGBrgb(252, 237, 161)
HSLhsl(50, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(50, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.097 98.4)
LABlab(93.68% -2.62 38.79)
LCHlch(93.68% 38.88 93.86)

What #FCEDA1 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 #FCEDA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 6.23Khaki#F0E68CΔE 7.52Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.38Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.07Flax#EEDC82ΔE 9.56Buff#F0DC82ΔE 9.71

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

#FCEDA1 Channel Values

How #FCEDA1 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 237 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEDA1 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 text17.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCEDA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCEDA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEDA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCEDA1
Complementary
#A1B0FC
Analogous
#FCBFA1
Analogous
#DEFCA1
Triadic
#A1FCED
Triadic
#EDA1FC
Split comp.
#A1DEFC
Split comp.
#BFA1FC

Tints & Shades of #FCEDA1

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

#FCEFAB
#FDF2BA
#FDF4C4
#FEF6D2
#FEF8DC
#FEFBEB

Shades

#FAE26B
#F9D834
#EDC707
#B79906
#816C04
#4A3E02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCEDA1.

How #FCEDA1 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#FCEDA1
Protanopia#F0F0A1
Protanomaly#F5EFA1
Deuteranopia#F2F2A0
Deuteranomaly#F6F0A1
Tritanopia#FFE5E5
Tritanomaly#FFE8CD
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCEDA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fceda1: #FCEDA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEDA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fceda1': '#FCEDA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.929, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fceda1">#FCEDA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEDA1"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEDA1 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FCEDA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEDA1?

#FCEDA1 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 237, 161) in RGB and hsl(50, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #FCEDA1?

#FCEDA1 is rgb(252, 237, 161) — red 252, green 237, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEDA1?

#FCEDA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCEDA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEDA1 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEDA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEDA1 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 7.52, 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.