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Information about #FCE42A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FCE42A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 228, 42) — 98.8% red, 89.4% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 82 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FCE42A reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vibrant Yellow (#FFDA29). Slightly further away sit Belgium Yellow (#FDDA24) and Banana Yellow (#FFE135).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 228, 42)), which gives #FCE42A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 16.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #FCE42A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FCE42A color variations

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

#FCE42A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCE42A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCE42A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCE42A 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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#FCE42A 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 #FCE42A

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

Vibrant Yellow color link
Vibrant Yellow

#FFDA29

Belgium Yellow color link
Belgium Yellow

#FDDA24

Banana Yellow color link
Banana Yellow

#FFE135

Gorse color link
Gorse

#FDE336

Serenvoreus color link
Serenvoreus

#FAD925

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

Filmpro Lemon Yellow color link
Filmpro Lemon Yellow

#F3D52C

Ikea Yellow color link
Ikea Yellow

#FFDA1A

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Bright Lights color link
Bright Lights

#E9D725

be Supernormal. yellow color link
be Supernormal. yellow

#E7F127

#FCE42A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#FCE42A color image #FCE42A color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCE42A
  • RGB252, 228, 42
  • CMYK0, 9, 82, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 228, 42)
  • HSL53°, 97%, 58%
  • HSL Precise53.143°, 97.222%, 57.647%
  • HSV53°, 83%, 99%
  • HSB53°, 83%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.894, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.894, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.894, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFCE42A
  • DECIMAL ID16573482
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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