Information about #FCEFB9 color

#FCEFB9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCEFB9 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 239, 185) — 98.8% red, 93.7% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 26 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FCEFB9 is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Colonial White (#FFEDBC). Slightly further away sit Blond (#FAF0BE) and Banana Mania (#FAE7B5).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 239, 185)), which gives #FCEFB9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 18.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCEFB9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCEFB9 color variations

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

#FCEFB9 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 #FCEFB9

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

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCEFB9
  • RGB252, 239, 185
  • CMYK0, 5, 26, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 239, 185)
  • HSL48°, 92%, 86%
  • HSL Precise48.358°, 91.781%, 85.686%
  • HSV48°, 27%, 99%
  • HSB48°, 27%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.937, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.937, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.937, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFCEFB9
  • DECIMAL ID16576441
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01