Information about #FCEB5A color

#FCEB5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCEB5A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 235, 90) — 98.8% red, 92.2% green, 35.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 64 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength golden yellow, #FCEB5A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Corn (#FBEC5D). Slightly further away sit Paris Daisy (#FBEB50) and Spring Yellow (#F5E35D).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 235, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 17.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCEB5A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCEB5A color variations

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

#FCEB5A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FCEB5A

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

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Lemon Yellow color link
Lemon Yellow

#FFF44F

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCEB5A
  • RGB252, 235, 90
  • CMYK0, 7, 64, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 235, 90)
  • HSL54°, 96%, 67%
  • HSL Precise53.704°, 96.429%, 67.059%
  • HSV54°, 64%, 99%
  • HSB54°, 64%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.922, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.922, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.922, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCEB5A
  • DECIMAL ID16575322
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01