Information about #FCEB3C color

#FCEB3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FCEB3C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 235, 60) — 98.8% red, 92.2% green, 23.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 76 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FCEB3C reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Gorse (#FDE336). Slightly further away sit Banana Yellow (#FFE135) and Off Yellow (#F1F33F).

The recipe behind #FCEB3C is rgb(252, 235, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCEB3C: 17.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FCEB3C color variations

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

#FCEB3C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCEB3C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCEB3C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCEB3C 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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#FCEB3C 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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#EC3BFC
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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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#FC3BAC
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Nearest named colors to #FCEB3C

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

Gorse color link
Gorse

#FDE336

Banana Yellow color link
Banana Yellow

#FFE135

Off Yellow color link
Off Yellow

#F1F33F

Gargoyle Gas color link
Gargoyle Gas

#FFDF46

Maximum Yellow color link
Maximum Yellow

#FAFA37

Sunshine Yellow color link
Sunshine Yellow

#FFFD37

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Lemon Yellow color link
Lemon Yellow

#FFF44F

Electric Yellow color link
Electric Yellow

#FFFF33

Daffodil color link
Daffodil

#FFFF31

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

#FCEB3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCEB3C
  • RGB252, 235, 60
  • CMYK0, 7, 76, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 235, 60)
  • HSL55°, 97%, 61%
  • HSL Precise54.688°, 96.97%, 61.176%
  • HSV55°, 76%, 99%
  • HSB55°, 76%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.922, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.922, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.922, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCEB3C
  • DECIMAL ID16575292
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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