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#FCFAD4 Color

#FCFAD4 is rgb(252, 250, 212) in RGB, hsl(57, 87%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCFAD4
HEX#FCFAD4
RGBrgb(252, 250, 212)
HSLhsl(57, 87%, 91%)
HSVhsv(57, 16%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(97.7% 0.049 104.8)
LABlab(97.71% -3.86 18.57)
LCHlch(97.71% 18.97 101.75)

What #FCFAD4 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 #FCFAD4, 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.

#FCFAD4 Channel Values

How #FCFAD4 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 250 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 87% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 16% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 16% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCFAD4 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 text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCFAD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCFAD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCFAD4; 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 #FCFAD4

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 #FCFAD4.

How #FCFAD4 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#FCFAD4
Protanopia#FAFAD4
Protanomaly#FBFAD4
Deuteranopia#FBFBD4
Deuteranomaly#FBFAD4
Tritanopia#FFF6F6
Tritanomaly#FFF7E9
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCFAD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcfad4: #FCFAD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCFAD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcfad4': '#FCFAD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.980, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_fcfad4">#FCFAD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCFAD4"

More Yellow Colors

#FCFAD4 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCFAD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCFAD4?

#FCFAD4 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 250, 212) in RGB and hsl(57, 87%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.2.

What is the RGB value of #FCFAD4?

#FCFAD4 is rgb(252, 250, 212) — red 252, green 250, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCFAD4?

#FCFAD4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCFAD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCFAD4 scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCFAD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCFAD4 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 1.2, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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