Information about #FCEC90 color

#FCEC90 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCEC90 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 236, 144) — 98.8% red, 92.5% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 42 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid yellow, #FCEC90 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Goldenrod (#FFEC8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flavescent (#F7E98E) and Picasso (#F8EA97).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 236, 144) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCEC90: 17.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCEC90 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCEC90 color variations

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

#FCEC90 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 #FCEC90

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

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCEC90
  • RGB252, 236, 144
  • CMYK0, 6, 42, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 236, 144)
  • HSL51°, 95%, 78%
  • HSL Precise51.111°, 94.737%, 77.647%
  • HSV51°, 43%, 99%
  • HSB51°, 43%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.925, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.925, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.925, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCEC90
  • DECIMAL ID16575632
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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