Information about #FCF9CF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FCF9CF is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 249, 207) — 98.8% red, 97.6% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 18 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength golden yellow, #FCF9CF is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale (#FFF9D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Baja White (#FFF8D1) and Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 249, 207) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FCF9CF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 19.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.1:1. No one has named #FCF9CF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FCF9CF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FCF9CF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCF9CF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCF9CF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCF9CF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FCF9CF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FCF9CF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale color link
Pale

#FFF9D0

Baja White color link
Baja White

#FFF8D1

Light Goldenrod Yellow color link
Light Goldenrod Yellow

#FAFAD2

Lemon Chiffon color link
Lemon Chiffon

#FFFACD

Soft Blonde color link
Soft Blonde

#FEF6D1

Corn Field color link
Corn Field

#F8FACD

Cream color link
Cream

#FFFDD0

Barley White color link
Barley White

#FFF4CE

Pastel Blond color link
Pastel Blond

#FFF8D5

Light Ivory color link
Light Ivory

#FFF8C9

China Ivory color link
China Ivory

#FBF3D3

Conditioner color link
Conditioner

#FFFFCC

#FCF9CF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCF9CF
  • RGB252, 249, 207
  • CMYK0, 1, 18, 1
  • HSL56°, 88%, 90%
  • HSL Precise56°, 88.235%, 90%
  • HSV56°, 18%, 99%
  • HSB56°, 18%, 99%
  • HEX IDFCF9CF
  • DECIMAL ID16579023
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
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