Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.23:1 — vs black: 17.01:1

Color values

  • HEX #FCE883
  • RGB rgb(252, 232, 131)
  • HSL hsl(50, 48%, 98%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 7.94, 48.02, 1.18 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FCE883 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#8397FC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#FCAB83
#D4FC83
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#83FCE8
#E883FC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#83D4FC
#AB83FC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#83FCAB
#8397FC
#FC83D4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yellow (Crayola)
#FCE883 Base
#E1BC05
#FADA38
#FBE15B
#FDEFAB
#FEF6CE
#FEFAE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yellow (Crayola), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#191501
#5F4F02
#A58A04
#EAC506
#FADB3D
Yellow (Crayola) #FCE883 Base
#FCEC97
#FDEFAB
#FDF3BE
#FEF7D2
#FEFAE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FCE883. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FCE883;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FCE883;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FCE883;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FCE883,
        #FBFBFD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FCE883,
        #FBFBFD
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$yellow-(crayola): #FCE883;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yellow-(crayola)-r: 252;
$yellow-(crayola)-g: 232;
$yellow-(crayola)-b: 131;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yellow-(crayola);
    color: rgba($yellow-(crayola)-r, $yellow-(crayola)-g, $yellow-(crayola)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Yellow (Crayola) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FCE883 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #EEEE82 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #EAEA83 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFDEDE Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E7E7E7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yellow (Crayola) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yellow (Crayola) #FCE883 Base
Flavescent #F7E98E ΔE 2.16
Jasmine #F8DE7E ΔE 2.68
Buff #F0DC82 ΔE 3.00
Flax #EEDC82 ΔE 3.09

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.