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#FCEEA1 Color

#FCEEA1 is rgb(252, 238, 161) in RGB, hsl(51, 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 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEEA1
HEX#FCEEA1
RGBrgb(252, 238, 161)
HSLhsl(51, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(51, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.098 99.2)
LABlab(93.93% -3.09 39.11)
LCHlch(93.93% 39.23 94.52)

What #FCEEA1 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 #FCEEA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 5.85Khaki#F0E68CΔE 7.19Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.64Flax#EEDC82ΔE 9.49Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.52Buff#F0DC82ΔE 9.68

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

#FCEEA1 Channel Values

How #FCEEA1 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 238 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · 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
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEEA1 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCEEA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCEEA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEEA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCEEA1
Complementary
#A1AFFC
Analogous
#FCC1A1
Analogous
#DCFCA1
Triadic
#A1FCEE
Triadic
#EEA1FC
Split comp.
#A1DCFC
Split comp.
#C1A1FC

Tints & Shades of #FCEEA1

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

#FCF0AB
#FDF3BA
#FDF5C4
#FEF7D2
#FEF9DC
#FEFCEB

Shades

#FAE56B
#F9DB34
#EDCB07
#B79C06
#816E04
#4A3F02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCEEA1.

How #FCEEA1 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#FCEEA1
Protanopia#F0F0A1
Protanomaly#F5EFA1
Deuteranopia#F3F3A0
Deuteranomaly#F7F1A1
Tritanopia#FFE6E6
Tritanomaly#FFE9CE
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCEEA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fceea1: #FCEEA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEEA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fceea1': '#FCEEA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.933, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fceea1">#FCEEA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEEA1"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEEA1 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FCEEA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEEA1?

#FCEEA1 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 238, 161) in RGB and hsl(51, 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 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #FCEEA1?

#FCEEA1 is rgb(252, 238, 161) — red 252, green 238, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEEA1?

#FCEEA1 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 #FCEEA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEEA1 scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEEA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEEA1 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 7.19, 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.