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#FBECCC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBECCC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FBECCC 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.

#FBECCC 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 #CBDAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBD4CB and #F2FBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBECCC · RGB 251, 236, 204

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Color values

HEX#FBECCC
RGB251, 236, 204
HSL41°, 85%, 89%
HSV41°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 19%, 2%
XYZ80.68, 84.86, 69.25
Yxy84.86, 0.3436, 0.3614
CIE-Lab93.82, 0.04, 17.35
Hunter Lab92.12, 0.04, 15.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FBECCC

.text { color: #FBECCC; }
.background { background-color: #FBECCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBECCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 236, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBECCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 236, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBECCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 236, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBECCC

#F8DEA5#F4CE7B#F1C055#EEB02B#DE9D12#B37F0F#8E640B#634608#3D2B05#130D02

Tints of #FBECCC

#FBEDD0#FBEDD0#FCEFD5#FCF1D9#FCF3DE#FCF3DE#FDF4E3#FDF6E7#FDF6E7#FDF8EC

Tones of #FBECCC

#F7EACE#F4E9D2#F1E8D5#EDE7D9#EAE5DC#E6E4E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBECCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBECCC

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 #FBECCC: ·

How #FBECCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F4D4Deuteranopia · #F5F7D6Tritanopia · #FADADB

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 #FBECCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette 722323
#722323 · #BA487F · #FF9587 · #FFECCC
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB
Palette Ffafaf
#FFAFAF · #FBFFE2 · #FFEBCC · #FF9999
Palette 9ab17a
#9AB17A · #C3CC9B · #E4DFB5 · #FBE8CE

Similar colors

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

#FAEDCD#FAEDCE#FFECCC#FFEBCC#FBE8CE#FFEECC#FFEDCE#FDEBD0#F9EBC8#FDE8CB#FEEAC9#FFEBC9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBECCB  ·  #FBECCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBECCC?

#FBECCC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 236, 204). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBECCC?

#FBECCC is RGB 251, 236, 204 — HSL 41°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBECCC?

Its complement is #CBDAFB; analogous partners are #FBD4CB and #F2FBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBECCC for text?

Black text on #FBECCC has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.