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#fcfd67

a light, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Yellow

RGB
252, 253, 103
HSL
60°, 97%, 70%
CMYK
0, 0, 59, 1
Luminance
0.9193

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fcfd67 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fcfd67
Hue
60°
yellow
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9193
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
25/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.39:1
Closest name
Yellow
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue60° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool25% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fcfd67
RGBrgb(252, 253, 103)
HSLhsl(60, 97%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 59%, 1%)
LABlab(96.8 -18.6 69.6)
LCHlch(96.8 72.1 105.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.966 0.169 109.5)
Decimal16579943
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.992 0.404)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fcfd67;
background-color: #fcfd67;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fcfd67] bg-[#fcfd67]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fcfd67;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.992, blue: 0.404)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fcfd67")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCFD67)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(103, 253, 252)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fcfd67 · 19.39:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.08:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.39:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fcfd67 as text scores 1.08:1 on white and 19.39:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fcfd67 on white: 1.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fcfd67 on black: 19.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF355
deuteranopia · #FFF870
tritanopia · #FFEEDD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fcfd67 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDFDF1
#FCFCE4
#FAFBC1
#FDFE90
#fcfd67
#FBFC22
#F0F203
#C8C903
#A0A102
#737406
#484904
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FDFDF1Darkest = 950 · #484904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDFDF1;
  --brand-100: #FCFCE4;
  --brand-200: #FAFBC1;
  --brand-300: #FDFE90;
  --brand-400: #fcfd67;
  --brand-500: #FBFC22;
  --brand-600: #F0F203;
  --brand-700: #C8C903;
  --brand-800: #A0A102;
  --brand-900: #737406;
  --brand-950: #484904;
  --brand: #fcfd67;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fcfd67

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#ECEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#658AFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7D7E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFFFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#242414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fcfd67

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6867FD
Analogous left#FDB367
Analogous right#B1FD67
Split-complement 1#67B1FD
Split-complement 2#B367FD
Triadic 1#67FCFD
Triadic 2#FD67FC
Tetradic#67FDB3

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green99.2%
Blue40.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow59.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#fcfd67 text on a black background

contrast 19.39:1

Card sample

#fcfd67 text on a white background

contrast 1.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fcfd67;
Background color
Panel with #fcfd67 background
background-color: #fcfd67;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fcfd67;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 253, 103, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 253, 103, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fcfd67;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcfd67, #98FD67);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fcfd67

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fcfd67 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fcfd67, answered

What color is #fcfd67?

#fcfd67 is a light electric yellow, closest to Yellow (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 60° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fcfd67?

rgb(252, 253, 103) — 252 red, 253 green and 103 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 99.2% / 40.4% by channel.

Is #fcfd67 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9193 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.39:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fcfd67?

Black. It scores 19.39:1 against #fcfd67, versus 1.08:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fcfd67?

#6867FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #67B1FD and #B367FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fcfd67?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #ECEDC0 for borders, #9A9B4B for secondary text, #658AFF as an accent and #7D7E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDB367 and #B1FD67 stays calm, while #6867FD is the loudest partner.

What is #fcfd67 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 0%, 59%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fcfd67 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 25 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDC967; nudged cooler, #C5FF65.

Work with #fcfd67 in the Color Lab