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#FCFCED Placebo Yellow

#FCFCED is a very light white named Placebo Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(252, 252, 237)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 71% saturation and 96% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. #FCFCED is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.29:1.

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Variations of #FCFCED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FCFCED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FCFCED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCFCED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFFBED
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFBEC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEFBED
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFBED
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEFBED
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFFAF8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FDFBF2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FBFBFB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FBFBF8

#FCFCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#FCFCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.29:1 Super#FCFCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCFCED in CSS

/* Placebo Yellow */
.color { color: #FCFCED; }
.background { background-color: #FCFCED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCFCED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 252 237);
color: hsl(60 71% 96%);
color: oklch(0.987 0.020 106.8);

#FCFCED FAQ

What color is #FCFCED?

#FCFCED is a very light white. Its closest named color is Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #FCFCED?

#FCFCED is rgb(252, 252, 237) in RGB, hsl(60, 71%, 96%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCFCED?

The complementary color of #FCFCED is #EDEDFC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCFCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCFCED: 20.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCFCED a warm or cool color?

#FCFCED is a neutral color.