#FCFAE9#FCFAE9
#FCFAE9 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.950; OKLCH L 98.2% C 0.022 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCFAE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 250, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 76%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 8%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 7.5%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(98.01, -2.21, 8.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(98.01, 8.67, 104.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(98.21% -0.0044 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(98.21% 0.022 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(89.0366, 94.9503, 90.7117) |
| Luminance | 0.9495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 1.43
Oldlace
#FDF5E6
ΔE00 3.29
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 3.40
Floralwhite
#FFFAF0
ΔE00 3.61
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.75
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCFAE9 #E9EBFC
analogous
#FCF0E9 #FCFAE9 #F4FCE9
triadic
#FCFAE9 #E9FCFA #FAE9FC
tetradic
#FCFAE9 #E9FCF0 #E9EBFC #FCE9F4
square
#FCFAE9 #E9FCF0 #E9EBFC #FCE9F4
split-complementary
#FCFAE9 #E9F4FC #F0E9FC
monochromatic
#EDE27D #F5EEB3 #FBF9E4 #FBF9E4 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.05
#FCFAE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.99
#FCFAE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCFAE9
19.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCFAE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCFAE9 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 19.99 | 19.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEF9E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEFAEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF7F5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F9F9F9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcfae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 250, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(98.2% 0.022 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdfbf0',
500: '#fcfae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcfae9; $custom-light: #fdfbf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcfae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 250,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.684,
"s": 76,
"l": 95.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.98209,
"c": 0.02239,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.9495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCFAE9
secondary
#A6ACE4
accent
#23D80D
background
#FFFFFF
surface
#FFFFFE
border
#D7D7D6
text
#171716
muted
#858585