#FCF9DC#FCF9DC
#FCF9DC is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.936; OKLCH L 97.7% C 0.038 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF9DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 249, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 84%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 13%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 12.7%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.48, -3.77, 14.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.48, 14.78, 104.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.69% -0.008 0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.69% 0.038 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.9376, 93.6149, 81.1858) |
| Luminance | 0.9361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 1.72
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 1.78
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 1.83
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 1.86
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.47
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF9DC #DCDFFC
analogous
#FCE9DC #FCF9DC #EFFCDC
triadic
#FCF9DC #DCFCF9 #F9DCFC
tetradic
#FCF9DC #DCFCE9 #DCDFFC #FCDCEF
square
#FCF9DC #DCFCE9 #DCDFFC #FCDCEF
split-complementary
#FCF9DC #DCEFFC #E9DCFC
monochromatic
#F2E66B #F7EFA4 #FCF9DC #FDFAE3 #FDFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.06
#FCF9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.72
#FCF9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF9DC
19.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF9DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF9DC | 1.00 | 1.06 | 19.72 | 19.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF7DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF9DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF5F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf9dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 249, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.7% 0.038 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfbe6',
500: '#fcf9dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf9dc; $custom-light: #fdfbe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf9dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 249,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 84.211,
"l": 92.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97691,
"c": 0.03793,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.93614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF9DC
secondary
#989FE4
accent
#19E105
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171716
muted
#858584