#fcf5dc

Color #fcf5dc

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Cornsilk #fff8dc · ΔE 1.78 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-50 #fefce8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#fcf5dc

RGB

rgb(252, 245, 220)

HSL

hsl(46.9, 84.2%, 92.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.9, 12.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.8%, 12.7%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(96.48, -1.76, 12.88)

LCH

lch(96.48, 13, 97.78)

OKLCH

oklch(96.9%, 0.0336, 94.1)

HWB

hwb(46.9, 86.3%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dce3fc

Analogous

#fce5dc

#fcf5dc

#f3fcdc

Triadic

#fcf5dc

#dcfcf5

#f5dcfc

Split-complementary

#fcf5dc

#dcf3fc

#e5dcfc

Tetradic

#fcf5dc

#e3fcdc

#dce3fc

#f5dcfc

Square

#fcf5dc

#dcfce5

#dce3fc

#fcdcf3

Shades

Color #fcf5dc mixed toward black.

#f6e093

#f0cc4b

#d9ae13

#91740c

#483a06

Tints

Color #fcf5dc mixed toward white.

#fcf7e2

#fdf8e8

#fdfaed

#fefcf3

#fefdf9

Tones

Color #fcf5dc mixed toward gray.

#f9f3de

#f7f2e1

#f4f0e4

#f1efe7

#efede9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f9f9e2 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#f9fae4 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#fce7e8 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#f5f5f5 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #fcf5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fcf5dc]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#fcf5dc (#fcf5dc) is rgb(252, 245, 220) in RGB.

No, #fcf5dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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