Close to Buff
#FCE293
#FCE293 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Buff. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 88.6% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 95% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FCE293.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.28:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.44:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.28:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.44:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCE293 as they’d see it.
#FCE293 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FCE293
What color is #FCE293?
#FCE293 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Buff. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 88.6% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 95% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCE293 in RGB?
#FCE293 is rgb(252, 226, 147): 252 red, 226 green, and 147 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCE293 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 42, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCE293?
PANTONE 141 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FCE293?
Its complement #DDE2FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.