Information about #FCF2B1 color

#FCF2B1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCF2B1 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 242, 177) — 98.8% red, 94.9% green, 69.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 29 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FCF2B1 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and 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 a hair away from Light Tan (#FBEEAC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9) and Shalimar (#F8F6A8).

The recipe behind #FCF2B1 is rgb(252, 242, 177), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCF2B1: 18.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCF2B1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCF2B1 color variations

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

#FCF2B1 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 #FCF2B1

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

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Light Beige color link
Light Beige

#FFFEB6

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Creme color link
Creme

#FFFFB6

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCF2B1
  • RGB252, 242, 177
  • CMYK0, 4, 29, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 242, 177)
  • HSL52°, 93%, 84%
  • HSL Precise52°, 92.593%, 84.118%
  • HSV52°, 30%, 99%
  • HSB52°, 30%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.949, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.949, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.949, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCF2B1
  • DECIMAL ID16577201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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