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#FCFFA9 Color

#FCFFA9 is rgb(252, 255, 169) in RGB, hsl(62, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCFFA9
HEX#FCFFA9
RGBrgb(252, 255, 169)
HSLhsl(62, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(62, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.9% 0.107 109.9)
LABlab(98.33% -10.34 40.81)
LCHlch(98.33% 42.10 104.22)

What #FCFFA9 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 #FCFFA9, 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.

#FCFFA9 Channel Values

How #FCFFA9 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 255 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 20.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCFFA9 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text20.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCFFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCFFA9; 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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Tints & Shades of #FCFFA9

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 #FCFFA9.

How #FCFFA9 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#FCFFA9
Protanopia#FEFEA9
Protanomaly#FDFFA9
Deuteranopia#FEFEA9
Deuteranomaly#FDFEA9
Tritanopia#FFF6F6
Tritanomaly#FFFADC
Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCFFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcffa9: #FCFFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCFFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcffa9': '#FCFFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 1.000, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_fcffa9">#FCFFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCFFA9"

More Yellow Colors

#FCFFA9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCFFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCFFA9?

#FCFFA9 is a lightest yellow — rgb(252, 255, 169) in RGB and hsl(62, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #FCFFA9?

#FCFFA9 is rgb(252, 255, 169) — red 252, green 255, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCFFA9?

#FCFFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCFFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCFFA9 scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCFFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCFFA9 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 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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