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#FBCDAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBCDAC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FBCDAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FBCDAC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACDAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBACB3 and #FBF5AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBCDAC · RGB 251, 205, 172

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Color values

HEX#FBCDAC
RGB251, 205, 172
HSL25°, 91%, 83%
HSV25°, 31%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 31%, 2%
XYZ69.06, 67.15, 48.35
Yxy67.15, 0.3742, 0.3638
CIE-Lab85.58, 11.66, 22.55
Hunter Lab81.95, 11.59, 18.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FBCDAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBCDAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBCDAC

.text { color: #FBCDAC; }
.background { background-color: #FBCDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 205, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 205, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 205, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCDAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCDAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCDAC

#F9B685#F79E5E#F68737#F46F10#D65F0A#AF4E08#883D06#612B05#3A1A03#130901

Tints of #FBCDAC

#FBD0B1#FCD6BB#FCD9C0#FCDCC5#FDE2CE#FDE5D3#FDE8D8#FDEADD#FEF0E7#FEF3EC

Tones of #FBCDAC

#F5CEB2#F0CFB7#EAD0BD#E5D1C3#DFD2C8#D9D3CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBCDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCDAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBCDAC: ·

How #FBCDAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E7E7B4Deuteranopia · #EAEDB6Tritanopia · #F9BABC

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBCDAC rather than the exact color:

Palette 3a3845
#3A3845 · #F7CCAC · #C69B7B · #826F66
Palette Cee5d0
#CEE5D0 · #F3F0D7 · #FED2AA · #FFBF86
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette Ecf9ff
#ECF9FF · #FFFBEB · #FFE7CC · #F8CBA6
Rose Pastel Dream
#9D8189 · #F4ACB7 · #FFCDB2 · #FFE5D9
Palette Ffcdb2
#FFCDB2 · #FFB4A2 · #E5989B · #B5828C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F7CCAC#FED2AA#FECDA6#F8CBA6#FFCDB2#FFC6AC#F5C9B0#FFCFB3#FFC7A7#FFC5AA#F4C7AB#F5C6AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBCDAB  ·  #FBCDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCDAC?

#FBCDAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 205, 172). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCDAC?

#FBCDAC is RGB 251, 205, 172 — HSL 25°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCDAC?

Its complement is #ACDAFB; analogous partners are #FBACB3 and #FBF5AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCDAC for text?

Black text on #FBCDAC has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.