Close to Light Yellow
#FFFCDB
#FFFCDB is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Light Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 98.8% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFFCDB.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.04:1 FailBlack text on this color
20.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.04:1 FailThis color as text on black
20.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFFCDB as they’d see it.
#FFFCDB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFFCDB
What color is #FFFCDB?
#FFFCDB is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Light Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 98.8% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFFCDB in RGB?
#FFFCDB is rgb(255, 252, 219): 255 red, 252 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFFCDB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 14, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFFCDB?
PANTONE 475 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFFCDB?
Its complement #FAFAFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.