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#FCBDAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCBDAC is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FCBDAC 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.

#FCBDAC 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 #ABEAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCABC2 and #FCE5AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBDAC · RGB 252, 189, 172

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Color values

HEX#FCBDAC
RGB252, 189, 172
HSL13°, 93%, 83%
HSV13°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 32%, 1%
XYZ65.79, 60.07, 47.16
Yxy60.07, 0.3802, 0.3472
CIE-Lab81.88, 20.41, 17.43
Hunter Lab77.50, 20.34, 14.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 32% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCBDAC

.text { color: #FCBDAC; }
.background { background-color: #FCBDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 189, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 189, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 189, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCBDAC

#FB9E84#F97F5D#F85F35#F6400E#D93508#B12B06#8A2205#621804#3B0E02#140501

Tints of #FCBDAC

#FCC1B0#FDC8BA#FDCCBF#FDD0C4#FDD8CE#FDDCD3#FEE0D8#FEE4DD#FEECE6#FEEFEB

Tones of #FCBDAC

#F6C0B1#F0C3B7#EBC7BD#E5CAC2#DFCDC8#D9D0CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABEAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBDAC

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 #FCBDAC: ·

How #FCBDAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0B0Deuteranopia · #E4E9B1Tritanopia · #F9B3B4

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF

Similar colors

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

#FCBAAD#F9C0AB#FFBFA9#FABEA7#FDBFB3#F8C3AF#FFC5AA#F3BBAE#FFBDA3#FFC6AC#FFB4AC#FFB6A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBDAB  ·  #FCBDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBDAC?

#FCBDAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 189, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBDAC?

#FCBDAC is RGB 252, 189, 172 — HSL 13°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 32%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBDAC?

Its complement is #ABEAFC; analogous partners are #FCABC2 and #FCE5AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBDAC for text?

Black text on #FCBDAC has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.