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#FCEFB5 Color

#FCEFB5 is rgb(252, 239, 181) in RGB, hsl(49, 92%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCEFB5
HEX#FCEFB5
RGBrgb(252, 239, 181)
HSLhsl(49, 92%, 85%)
HSVhsv(49, 28%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.9% 0.075 97)
LABlab(94.46% -1.82 29.83)
LCHlch(94.46% 29.89 93.49)

What #FCEFB5 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 #FCEFB5, 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.

#FCEFB5 Channel Values

How #FCEFB5 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 239 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 92% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 28% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 28% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCEFB5 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCEFB5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCEFB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCEFB5; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCEFB5

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 #FCEFB5.

How #FCEFB5 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#FCEFB5
Protanopia#F1F1B5
Protanomaly#F6F0B5
Deuteranopia#F3F3B4
Deuteranomaly#F7F2B5
Tritanopia#FFE9E9
Tritanomaly#FFEBD6
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCEFB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcefb5: #FCEFB5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCEFB5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcefb5': '#FCEFB5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.937, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_fcefb5">#FCEFB5</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCEFB5"

More Yellow Colors

#FCEFB5 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCEFB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCEFB5?

#FCEFB5 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 239, 181) in RGB and hsl(49, 92%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.46.

What is the RGB value of #FCEFB5?

#FCEFB5 is rgb(252, 239, 181) — red 252, green 239, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCEFB5?

#FCEFB5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCEFB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCEFB5 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCEFB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCEFB5 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 4.47, which is very hard to tell apart.

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