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#FCFF79 Hive

#FCFF79 is a very light, vivid yellow named Hive. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 100.0% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(252, 255, 121)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FCFF79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.72:1.

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Variations of #FCFF79

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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#FCFF79 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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#FCFF79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCFF79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFFA80
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF56C
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF872
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFA80
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFB7D
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF1E1
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFFAB3
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F8F8F8
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F9FAE1

#FCFF79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.06:1 Very poor#FCFF79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.72:1 Super#FCFF79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCFF79 in CSS

/* Hive */
.color { color: #FCFF79; }
.background { background-color: #FCFF79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCFF79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 255 121);
color: hsl(61 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.972 0.156 110.1);

#FCFF79 FAQ

What color is #FCFF79?

#FCFF79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Hive. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FCFF79?

#FCFF79 is rgb(252, 255, 121) in RGB, hsl(61, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCFF79?

The complementary color of #FCFF79 is #7C79FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCFF79?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCFF79: 19.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCFF79 a warm or cool color?

#FCFF79 is a warm color.