#FCFCF3 Color

#FCFCF3 is rgb(252, 252, 243) in RGB, hsl(60, 60%, 97%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Milk (#FDFFF5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCFCF3

HEX#FCFCF3

RGBrgb(252, 252, 243)

HSLhsl(60, 60%, 97%)

HSVhsv(60, 4%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(98.9% 0.012 106.6)

LABlab(98.78% -1.16 4.32)

LCHlch(98.78% 4.48 104.97)

What #FCFCF3 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 #FCFCF3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Milk#FDFFF5ΔE 1.21 Floral White#FFFAF0ΔE 1.98 Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 2.25 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 2.58 Baby Powder#FEFEFAΔE 2.61 Lotion#FEFDFAΔE 3.03

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

#FCFCF3 Channel Values

How #FCFCF3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 252 · G 252 · B 243	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 60% · L 97%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 4% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.03:1 vs white · 20.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCFCF3 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 text1.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCFCF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCFCF3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCFCF3

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

#FCFCF3

#FDFDF7

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCFCF3.

How #FCFCF3 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#FCFCF3

Protanopia#FCFCF3

Protanomaly#FCFCF3

Deuteranopia#FCFCF3

Deuteranomaly#FCFCF3

Tritanopia#FDFBFB

Tritanomaly#FDFBF8

Achromatopsia#FBFBFB

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Using #FCFCF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcfcf3: #FCFCF3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCFCF3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcfcf3': '#FCFCF3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.988, blue: 0.953)

Android XML<color name="color_fcfcf3">#FCFCF3</color>

SVG fillfill="#FCFCF3"

More Yellow Colors

#FCFCF3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fdb900 fcfce8 fdbe02 fcfae8 fdc700 fcf75e fdcc0d fceeca fdee00 fce883 fdf6e7 fcc200 ffcc33 fff085 ffff1a fffff5 525200 816213 a47d19 cbcb48 e0bc5b ede6d6 f2eebf f8de7e

#FCFCF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCFCF3?

#FCFCF3 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 252, 243) in RGB and hsl(60, 60%, 97%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Milk (#FDFFF5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.21.

What is the RGB value of #FCFCF3?

#FCFCF3 is rgb(252, 252, 243) — red 252, green 252, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCFCF3?

#FCFCF3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCFCF3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCFCF3 scores 1.03:1 against white and 20.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCFCF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCFCF3 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 floralwhite (#FFFAF0) at a CIE76 distance of 1.98, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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