HEX atlas value

#FCF87D

#FCF87D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Laser Lemon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 248, 125, HSL 58, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.8931, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#FCF87D Sample readable text

HEX #FCF87D

RGB rgb(252, 248, 125)

HSL hsl(58 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.8931

Contrast Black 18.86:1White 1.11:1

CSS

--color-fcf87d: #FCF87D;
.background-fcf87d { background-color: #FCF87D; }
.text-fcf87d { color: #FCF87D; }

Luminance0.8931

Black text18.86:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA 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":"#FCF87D","rgb":[252,248,125],"hsl":[58,95,74],"cmyk":[0,2,50,1],"luminance":0.8931,"contrast":{"black":18.86,"white":1.11}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.86,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEFDD7","hex":"#FEFDD7","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.25,"contrastWhite":1.04,"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":"#FFFB7A","hex":"#FFFB7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.33,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9F224","hex":"#F9F224","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.75,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Laser Lemon 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/fcf87d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laser-lemon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E82FC","analogous":["#FCB97E","#C1FC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCF7","#F77EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFCB9","#7E82FC","#FC7EC1"],"splitComplementary":["#7EC1FC","#B97EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEFDD7","#FCF87D","#F9F224"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEFDD7","dark":"#F9F224","saturated":"#FFFB7A","desaturated":"#EDEA8C","pastel":"#FEFEFA","neon":"#FFFCA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":26.324893162176366},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":31.701734968294716},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":34.19064199455752}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCF87D

#FCF87D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #FCF87D is visually closest to Laser Lemon, a named yellow color with HEX #FFFF66.

The RGB channels are 252, 248, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 58deg 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 0.8931, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.86:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCF87D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.86:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEFDD7#000000 text · best 20.25:1#FEFDD7

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

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

#FFFB7A#000000 text · best 19.33:1#FFFB7A

#F9F224#000000 text · best 17.75:1#F9F224

Generated Palette

#FCF87D#FCF87D

#7E82FC#7E82FC

#FCB97E#FCB97E

#C1FC7E#C1FC7E

#FEFDD7#FEFDD7

#F9F224#F9F224

Color Harmonies

#7E82FC#7E82FC

#FCB97E#FCB97E

#C1FC7E#C1FC7E

#7EFCF7#7EFCF7

#F77EFC#F77EFC

Variants

#FEFDD7#FEFDD7

#F9F224#F9F224

#FFFB7A#FFFB7A

#EDEA8C#EDEA8C

#FEFEFA#FEFEFA

#FFFCA3#FFFCA3

Nearest Named Colors

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Maize#FBEC5D

#FCF87D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCF87D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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