HEX atlas value

#FCD255

#FCD255 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 210, 85, HSL 45, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.6744, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCD255 Sample readable text

HEX #FCD255

RGB rgb(252, 210, 85)

HSL hsl(45 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.6744

Contrast Black 14.49:1White 1.45:1

CSS

--color-fcd255: #FCD255;
.background-fcd255 { background-color: #FCD255; }
.text-fcd255 { color: #FCD255; }

Luminance0.6744

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#FCD255","rgb":[252,210,85],"hsl":[45,97,66],"cmyk":[0,17,66,1],"luminance":0.6744,"contrast":{"black":14.49,"white":1.45}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.45,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2FC54","hex":"#D2FC54","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.79,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEEAAF","hex":"#FEEAAF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fcd255.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#547EFC","analogous":["#FC7E54","#D2FC54"],"triadic":["#54FCD2","#D254FC"],"tetradic":["#54FC7E","#547EFC","#FC54D2"],"splitComplementary":["#54D2FC","#7E54FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEEAAF","#FCD255","#F1B604"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEAAF","dark":"#F1B604","saturated":"#FFD452","desaturated":"#E9C967","pastel":"#FBF1D5","neon":"#FFDE7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":33.15116890850155},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":36.069377593742864}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCD255

#FCD255 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCD255 is visually closest to Mustard, a named yellow color with HEX #FFDB58.

The RGB channels are 252, 210, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 97% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6744, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.49:1AA Pass

White text1.45:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCD255 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.45:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2FC54#000000 text · best 17.79:1#D2FC54

#FEEAAF#000000 text · best 17.6:1#FEEAAF

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#FCD255#FCD255

#547EFC#547EFC

#FC7E54#FC7E54

#D2FC54#D2FC54

#FEEAAF#FEEAAF

#F1B604#F1B604

Color Harmonies

#547EFC#547EFC

#FC7E54#FC7E54

#D2FC54#D2FC54

#54FCD2#54FCD2

#D254FC#D254FC

Variants

#FEEAAF#FEEAAF

#F1B604#F1B604

#FFD452#FFD452

#E9C967#E9C967

#FBF1D5#FBF1D5

#FFDE7A#FFDE7A

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Maize#FBEC5D

Buttercup#F3C13A

Straw#E4D96F

#FCD255

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCD255

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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