HEX atlas value

#FCDD7D

#FCDD7D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 221, 125, HSL 45, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.7389, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCDD7D Sample readable text

HEX #FCDD7D

RGB rgb(252, 221, 125)

HSL hsl(45 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.7389

Contrast Black 15.78:1White 1.33:1

CSS

--color-fcdd7d: #FCDD7D;
.background-fcdd7d { background-color: #FCDD7D; }
.text-fcdd7d { color: #FCDD7D; }

Luminance0.7389

Black text15.78:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA 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":"#FCDD7D","rgb":[252,221,125],"hsl":[45,95,74],"cmyk":[0,12,50,1],"luminance":0.7389,"contrast":{"black":15.78,"white":1.33}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.78,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF4D7","hex":"#FEF4D7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.14,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCFC7E","hex":"#DCFC7E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.27,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFDE7A","hex":"#FFDE7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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","Flax 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/fcdd7d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E9DFC","analogous":["#FC9D7E","#DCFC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCDC","#DC7EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFC9D","#7E9DFC","#FC7EDC"],"splitComplementary":["#7EDCFC","#9D7EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEF4D7","#FCDD7D","#F9C424"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF4D7","dark":"#F9C424","saturated":"#FFDE7A","desaturated":"#EDD58C","pastel":"#FEFDFA","neon":"#FFE8A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":21.213203435596427},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":21.236760581595302},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":28.071337695236398},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":31.20897306865447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCDD7D

#FCDD7D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCDD7D is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 252, 221, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 95% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.7389, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.78:1AA Pass

White text1.33:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCDD7D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.78:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.33:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF4D7#000000 text · best 19.14:1#FEF4D7

#DCFC7E#000000 text · best 18.27:1#DCFC7E

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#FFDE7A#000000 text · best 15.98:1#FFDE7A

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

Generated Palette

#FCDD7D#FCDD7D

#7E9DFC#7E9DFC

#FC9D7E#FC9D7E

#DCFC7E#DCFC7E

#FEF4D7#FEF4D7

#F9C424#F9C424

Color Harmonies

#7E9DFC#7E9DFC

#FC9D7E#FC9D7E

#DCFC7E#DCFC7E

#7EFCDC#7EFCDC

#DC7EFC#DC7EFC

Variants

#FEF4D7#FEF4D7

#F9C424#F9C424

#FFDE7A#FFDE7A

#EDD58C#EDD58C

#FEFDFA#FEFDFA

#FFE8A3#FFE8A3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Topaz#FFC87C

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FCDD7D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCDD7D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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