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#FCF5B1 Color

#FCF5B1 is rgb(252, 245, 177) in RGB, hsl(54, 93%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCF5B1
HEX#FCF5B1
RGBrgb(252, 245, 177)
HSLhsl(54, 93%, 84%)
HSVhsv(54, 30%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.086 102.9)
LABlab(95.91% -5.01 33.74)
LCHlch(95.91% 34.11 98.45)

What #FCF5B1 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 #FCF5B1, 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.

#FCF5B1 Channel Values

How #FCF5B1 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 245 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 93% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 30% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 30% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCF5B1 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCF5B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCF5B1; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCF5B1

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 #FCF5B1.

How #FCF5B1 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#FCF5B1
Protanopia#F6F6B1
Protanomaly#F9F6B1
Deuteranopia#F7F7B1
Deuteranomaly#F9F6B1
Tritanopia#FFEEEE
Tritanomaly#FFF1D8
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCF5B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcf5b1: #FCF5B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCF5B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcf5b1': '#FCF5B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.961, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_fcf5b1">#FCF5B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCF5B1"

More Yellow Colors

#FCF5B1 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCF5B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCF5B1?

#FCF5B1 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 245, 177) in RGB and hsl(54, 93%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #FCF5B1?

#FCF5B1 is rgb(252, 245, 177) — red 252, green 245, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCF5B1?

#FCF5B1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCF5B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCF5B1 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCF5B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCF5B1 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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