HEX atlas value

#FCD755

#FCD755 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 215, 85, HSL 47, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.6995, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCD755 Sample readable text

HEX #FCD755

RGB rgb(252, 215, 85)

HSL hsl(47 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.6995

Contrast Black 14.99:1White 1.4:1

CSS

--color-fcd755: #FCD755;
.background-fcd755 { background-color: #FCD755; }
.text-fcd755 { color: #FCD755; }

Luminance0.6995

Black text14.99:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA 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":"#FCD755","rgb":[252,215,85],"hsl":[47,97,66],"cmyk":[0,15,66,1],"luminance":0.6995,"contrast":{"black":14.99,"white":1.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEEDAF","hex":"#FEEDAF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.95,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDFC54","hex":"#CDFC54","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"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":"#FFD952","hex":"#FFD952","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.3,"contrastWhite":1.37,"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/fcd755.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":"#5479FC","analogous":["#FC8454","#CDFC54"],"triadic":["#54FCD8","#D854FC"],"tetradic":["#54FC84","#5479FC","#FC54CD"],"splitComplementary":["#54CDFC","#8454FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEEDAF","#FCD755","#F1BE04"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEDAF","dark":"#F1BE04","saturated":"#FFD952","desaturated":"#E9CD67","pastel":"#FBF3D5","neon":"#FFE27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":35.4400902933387},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":35.9722114972099}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCD755

#FCD755 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCD755 is visually closest to Mustard, a named yellow color with HEX #FFDB58.

The RGB channels are 252, 215, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg 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 0.6995, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.99:1AA Pass

White text1.4:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCD755 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEEDAF#000000 text · best 17.95:1#FEEDAF

#CDFC54#000000 text · best 17.65:1#CDFC54

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

#FFD952#000000 text · best 15.3:1#FFD952

Generated Palette

#FCD755#FCD755

#5479FC#5479FC

#FC8454#FC8454

#CDFC54#CDFC54

#FEEDAF#FEEDAF

#F1BE04#F1BE04

Color Harmonies

#5479FC#5479FC

#FC8454#FC8454

#CDFC54#CDFC54

#54FCD8#54FCD8

#D854FC#D854FC

Variants

#FEEDAF#FEEDAF

#F1BE04#F1BE04

#FFD952#FFD952

#E9CD67#E9CD67

#FBF3D5#FBF3D5

#FFE27A#FFE27A

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Maize#FBEC5D

Straw#E4D96F

Buttercup#F3C13A

#FCD755

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCD755

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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