#FCF9DE#FCF9DE
#FCF9DE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.937; OKLCH L 97.7% C 0.035 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCF9DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 249, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 83%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 12%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 11.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.52, -3.46, 13.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.52, 13.77, 104.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.74% -0.0073 0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.74% 0.035 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(87.2040, 93.7215, 82.5892) |
| Luminance | 0.9372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 1.61
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 1.66
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 1.70
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 2.13
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 4.06
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCF9DE #DEE1FC
analogous
#FCEADE #FCF9DE #F0FCDE
triadic
#FCF9DE #DEFCF9 #F9DEFC
tetradic
#FCF9DE #DEFCEA #DEE1FC #FCDEF0
square
#FCF9DE #DEFCEA #DEE1FC #FCDEF0
split-complementary
#FCF9DE #DEF0FC #EADEFC
monochromatic
#F2E56E #F7EFA6 #FCF9DE #FCFAE3 #FCFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.06
#FCF9DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.74
#FCF9DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCF9DE
19.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCF9DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCF9DE | 1.00 | 1.06 | 19.74 | 19.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF7DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF9DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF5F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcf9de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 249, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.7% 0.035 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfbe8',
500: '#fcf9de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcf9de; $custom-light: #fdfbe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcf9de",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 249,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 92.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97739,
"c": 0.03537,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.93721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCF9DE
secondary
#9AA1E4
accent
#1CE006
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171716
muted
#858584