Information about #FCDF5E color

#FCDF5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCDF5E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 223, 94) — 98.8% red, 87.5% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 62 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FCDF5E reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Naples Yellow (#FADA5E). Slightly further away sit Mustard (#FFDB58) and Spring Yellow (#F5E35D).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 223, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCDF5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCDF5E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FCDF5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCDF5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCDF5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCDF5E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FCDF5E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FCDF5E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

#FCDF5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCDF5E
  • RGB252, 223, 94
  • CMYK0, 11, 62, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 223, 94)
  • HSL49°, 96%, 68%
  • HSL Precise48.987°, 96.341%, 67.843%
  • HSV49°, 63%, 99%
  • HSB49°, 63%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.875, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.875, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.875, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCDF5E
  • DECIMAL ID16572254
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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