#FFFCB2

sRGB: 255 / 252 / 178

Cosmic tempests reshape eternity
Unbridled forces thunder through timeless canyons
Eternal flames disappear into mist

#FFFCB2 belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 255 red, 252 green and 178 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 57.7° lands in the yellow region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 84.9% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (19.82:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 255, 252, 178
HSL: 57.66°, 100.00%, 84.90%
HSV / HSB: 57.66°, 30.20%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 1.18%, 30.20%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 84.083, 94.096, 55.854
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 97.671, -9.973, 35.894
WCAG relative luminance: 0.94095
24-bit decimal: 16776370

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #FFFCB2 in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 19.82:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.06:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#B2B5FF sits half a turn (180°) from #FFFCB2 on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#FFFCB2 #B2B5FF

Analogous

#FFD6B2 and #DBFFB2 sit 30° to either side of #FFFCB2. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#FFD6B2 #FFFCB2 #DBFFB2

Triadic

#FFFCB2, #B2FFFC and #FCB2FF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#FFFCB2 #B2FFFC #FCB2FF

Split complementary

Start at #FFFCB2 and look across the wheel. #B2DBFF and #D6B2FF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#FFFCB2 #B2DBFF #D6B2FF

Square

Starting with #FFFCB2, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #B2FFD6, #B2B5FF, then #FFB2DB. Across the square, #FFFCB2 pairs with #B2B5FF, and #B2FFD6 with #FFB2DB.

#FFFCB2 #B2FFD6 #B2B5FF #FFB2DB

Tetradic

#FFFCB2 and #B2B5FF are opposites, as are #B5FFB2 and #FCB2FF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#FFFCB2 #B5FFB2 #B2B5FF #FCB2FF

Tints

Mixing #FFFCB2 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #FFFDC1, keeps 80% of the original. By #FFFEF0, the mixture is 80% white.

#FFFCB2 #FFFDC1 #FFFDD1 #FFFEE0 #FFFEF0 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #FFFCB2 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCCA8E, keeps 80% of the original. By #333224, the mixture is 80% black.

#FFFCB2 #CCCA8E #99976B #666547 #333224 #000000

Tones

Mixing #FFFCB2 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E6E3A8, keeps 80% of the original. By #99998A, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#FFFCB2 #E6E3A8 #CCCA9E #B3B294 #99998A #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#FFFCB2

RGB

rgb(255 252 178)

HSL

hsl(57.662 100.000% 84.902%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #FFFCB2;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#FFFCB2 uses 255 red, 252 green and 178 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 100.0%

Green 98.8%

Blue 69.8%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #FFFCB2 is 0.0% cyan, 1.2% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 1.2%

Yellow 30.2%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #FFFFAA. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #FFA in CSS. For a modern design, keep #FFFCB2 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFFF99, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #FFFFAA Nearest web-safe: #FFFF99

Gradient to complement

#FFFCB2 #F2F0BF #E5E4CC #D9D9D9 #CCCDE5 #BFC1F2 #B2B5FF

Color vision previews

Compare how #FFFCB2 appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#FFF6AD

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#FFFAB5

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FFF3E9

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFF9B0

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFFAB4

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFF9C8

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#F8F8F8

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#FCFAD9

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 1.00000 G 0.97345 B 0.44520

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.99792 G 0.98863 B 0.73068

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.99529 G 0.97433 B 0.49292

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.359 y 0.402 Y 94.096

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 0.000 M % 1.176 Y % 30.196

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11111111 11111100 10110010