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#FBCDC2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBCDC2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FBCDC2 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.

#FBCDC2 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 #C1EFFB; it also sits naturally between #FBC1D2 and #FBEAC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBCDC2 · RGB 251, 205, 194

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Color values

HEX#FBCDC2
RGB251, 205, 194
HSL12°, 88%, 87%
HSV12°, 23%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 23%, 2%
XYZ71.35, 68.07, 60.42
Yxy68.07, 0.3571, 0.3406
CIE-Lab86.04, 14.60, 11.58
Hunter Lab82.50, 14.63, 10.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 23% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBCDC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBCDC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBCDC2

.text { color: #FBCDC2; }
.background { background-color: #FBCDC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCDC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 205, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 88%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCDC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 205, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCDC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 205, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCDC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCDC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCDC2

#F9AD9A#F68A6F#F36B49#F14C22#DD370E#B12D0B#8B2309#651906#3A0E04#130501

Tints of #FBCDC2

#FBD0C5#FCD4CA#FCD8CF#FCDCD4#FDE0D9#FDE0D9#FDE4DD#FDE8E2#FDECE7#FEEFEC

Tones of #FBCDC2

#F7CFC5#F3D1C9#EED4CD#EAD6D1#E6D9D6#E2DBDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1EFFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBCDC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCDC2

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 #FBCDC2: ·

How #FBCDC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7C5Deuteranopia · #EAEDC5Tritanopia · #F9C7C7

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 #FBCDC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Frozen Ruby Orchard
#F4CDC2 · #E59580 · #E16342 · #652615
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979
Crystal Ruby Breeze
#0E8BA7 · #68BEF2 · #F17458 · #F6C6C2
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette 696fc7
#696FC7 · #A7AAE1 · #F5D3C4 · #F2AEBB

Similar colors

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

#FAD0C4#F4CDC2#FFCDC9#F6C6C2#F7CAC9#F5D3C4#FFC7C7#FFC8C8#FFC6C6#FCCBCB#FFC5C5#FFCACA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBCDC1  ·  #FBCDC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCDC2?

#FBCDC2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 205, 194). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCDC2?

#FBCDC2 is RGB 251, 205, 194 — HSL 12°, 88%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 23%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCDC2?

Its complement is #C1EFFB; analogous partners are #FBC1D2 and #FBEAC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCDC2 for text?

Black text on #FBCDC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.