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#FCBFAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCBFAC 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 #FCBFAC 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.

#FCBFAC 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 #ABE9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCABC1 and #FCE6AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBFAC · RGB 252, 191, 172

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Color values

HEX#FCBFAC
RGB252, 191, 172
HSL14°, 93%, 83%
HSV14°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 24%, 32%, 1%
XYZ66.22, 60.94, 47.30
Yxy60.94, 0.3796, 0.3493
CIE-Lab82.34, 19.36, 18.09
Hunter Lab78.06, 19.29, 15.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 32% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCBFAC

.text { color: #FCBFAC; }
.background { background-color: #FCBFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCBFAC

#FBA084#F9815D#F86335#F6440E#D93908#B12E06#8A2405#621A04#3B0F02#140501

Tints of #FCBFAC

#FCC2B0#FDCABA#FDCDBF#FDD1C4#FDD9CE#FDDDD3#FEE0D8#FEE4DD#FEECE6#FEF0EB

Tones of #FCBFAC

#F6C1B1#F0C4B7#EBC7BD#E5CAC2#DFCDC8#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABE9FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBFAC

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 #FCBFAC: ·

How #FCBFAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1B1Deuteranopia · #E5EAB2Tritanopia · #F9B4B5

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 #FCBFAC rather than the exact color:

Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2

Similar colors

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

#F9C0AB#FFBFA9#FCBAAD#FABEA7#F8C3AF#FFC5AA#FDBFB3#FFC6AC#FFC2B4#FFBDA3#FFC7A7#F3BBAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBFAB  ·  #FCBFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBFAC?

#FCBFAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBFAC?

#FCBFAC is RGB 252, 191, 172 — HSL 14°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 32%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBFAC?

Its complement is #ABE9FC; analogous partners are #FCABC1 and #FCE6AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBFAC for text?

Black text on #FCBFAC has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.