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#FBECD0 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBECD0 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 #FBECD0 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.

#FBECD0 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 #D0DFFB; it also sits naturally between #FBD7D0 and #F4FBD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBECD0 · RGB 251, 236, 208

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Color values

HEX#FBECD0
RGB251, 236, 208
HSL39°, 84%, 90%
HSV39°, 17%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 17%, 2%
XYZ81.16, 85.05, 71.81
Yxy85.05, 0.3410, 0.3573
CIE-Lab93.91, 0.63, 15.40
Hunter Lab92.22, 0.63, 13.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBECD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBECD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBECD0

.text { color: #FBECD0; }
.background { background-color: #FBECD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBECD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 236, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 84%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBECD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 236, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBECD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 236, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBECD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBECD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBECD0

#F7DBA6#F4CC80#F0BA56#EDAB31#DD9613#B27910#8D600C#634309#3D2A05#130D02

Tints of #FBECD0

#FBEED5#FBEED5#FCF0D9#FCF0D9#FCF2DE#FDF4E3#FDF4E3#FDF5E8#FDF5E8#FDF7EC

Tones of #FBECD0

#F8EBD3#F5EAD6#F2E9D9#EFE8DC#ECE7DF#E9E6E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0DFFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text18.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBECD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBECD0

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 #FBECD0: ·

How #FBECD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F4D7Deuteranopia · #F5F7D8Tritanopia · #FADCDD

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 #FBECD0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Fdf7e4
#FDF7E4 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #BBAB8C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette F8ecd1
#F8ECD1 · #DEB6AB · #AC7D88 · #85586F
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD

Similar colors

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

#FDEBD0#FAEED1#FAEDCE#F8ECD1#FAEDCD#FBE8CE#FFEDCE#FFEECF#FDF0D1#FFEAD2#FBE8D3#FFE9D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBECCF  ·  #FBECD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBECD0?

#FBECD0 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 236, 208). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBECD0?

#FBECD0 is RGB 251, 236, 208 — HSL 39°, 84%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBECD0?

Its complement is #D0DFFB; analogous partners are #FBD7D0 and #F4FBD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBECD0 for text?

Black text on #FBECD0 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.