Information about #FCF8E1 color

#FCF8E1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FCF8E1 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 248, 225) — 98.8% red, 97.3% green, 88.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 11 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FCF8E1 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and is nearly as bright as white. 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 Very Pale Amber (#FFF8E2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gin Fizz (#FFF9E2) and Soft Cream (#F9F9E0).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 248, 225) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCF8E1: 19.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FCF8E1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FCF8E1 color variations

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

#FCF8E1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCF8E1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCF8E1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCF8E1 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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#FCF8E1 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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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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#E3FCEC
Md Hishaam Akhtar Pastel Green

#E3FCEC

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Nearest named colors to #FCF8E1

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

Very Pale Amber color link
Very Pale Amber

#FFF8E2

Gin Fizz color link
Gin Fizz

#FFF9E2

Soft Cream color link
Soft Cream

#F9F9E0

Double Bianca color link
Double Bianca

#FFF5E1

Chilean Heath color link
Chilean Heath

#F9F7DE

Quarter Dutch White color link
Quarter Dutch White

#FBF4DF

Promenade color link
Promenade

#F8F6DF

Gheist color link
Gheist

#FBF8E6

Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Old Lace color link
Old Lace

#FDF5E6

Pearl Lusta color link
Pearl Lusta

#FCF4DC

Warm White color link
Warm White

#FDF4DC

#FCF8E1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCF8E1
  • RGB252, 248, 225
  • CMYK0, 2, 11, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 248, 225)
  • HSL51°, 82%, 94%
  • HSL Precise51.111°, 81.818%, 93.529%
  • HSV51°, 11%, 99%
  • HSB51°, 11%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.973, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.973, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.973, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFCF8E1
  • DECIMAL ID16578785
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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