HEX atlas value

#FCED7D

#FCED7D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 237, 125, HSL 53, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.8274, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCED7D Sample readable text

HEX #FCED7D

RGB rgb(252, 237, 125)

HSL hsl(53 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.8274

Contrast Black 17.55:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-fced7d: #FCED7D;
.background-fced7d { background-color: #FCED7D; }
.text-fced7d { color: #FCED7D; }

Luminance0.8274

Black text17.55:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#FCED7D","rgb":[252,237,125],"hsl":[53,95,74],"cmyk":[0,6,50,1],"luminance":0.8274,"contrast":{"black":17.55,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF9D7","hex":"#FEF9D7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFF07A","hex":"#FFF07A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBFC7E","hex":"#CBFC7E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.76,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Khaki 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/fced7d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laser-lemon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E8CFC","analogous":["#FCAE7E","#CBFC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCED","#ED7EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFCAE","#7E8CFC","#FC7ECB"],"splitComplementary":["#7ECBFC","#AE7EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEF9D7","#FCED7D","#F9E124"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF9D7","dark":"#F9E124","saturated":"#FFF07A","desaturated":"#EDE28C","pastel":"#FEFEFA","neon":"#FFF4A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":20.445048300260872},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":29.359836511806396},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":29.698484809834994},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":32.03123475609393}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCED7D

#FCED7D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCED7D is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 252, 237, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 53deg 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 0.8274, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.55:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCED7D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF9D7#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FEF9D7

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#FFF07A#000000 text · best 18:1#FFF07A

#CBFC7E#000000 text · best 17.76:1#CBFC7E

Generated Palette

#FCED7D#FCED7D

#7E8CFC#7E8CFC

#FCAE7E#FCAE7E

#CBFC7E#CBFC7E

#FEF9D7#FEF9D7

#F9E124#F9E124

Color Harmonies

#7E8CFC#7E8CFC

#FCAE7E#FCAE7E

#CBFC7E#CBFC7E

#7EFCED#7EFCED

#ED7EFC#ED7EFC

Variants

#FEF9D7#FEF9D7

#F9E124#F9E124

#FFF07A#FFF07A

#EDE28C#EDE28C

#FEFEFA#FEFEFA

#FFF4A3#FFF4A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Maize#FBEC5D

#FCED7D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCED7D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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