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#FCCE98 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCCE98 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FCCE98 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.

#FCCE98 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 #97C6FC; it also sits naturally between #FC9A97 and #F8FC97. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCCE98 · RGB 252, 206, 152

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Color values

HEX#FCCE98
RGB252, 206, 152
HSL32°, 94%, 79%
HSV32°, 40%, 99%
CMYK0%, 18%, 40%, 1%
XYZ67.88, 67.11, 39.08
Yxy67.11, 0.3900, 0.3855
CIE-Lab85.56, 9.19, 32.96
Hunter Lab81.92, 9.08, 25.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 81% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCCE98 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCCE98 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCCE98

.text { color: #FCCE98; }
.background { background-color: #FCCE98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCCE98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 206, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCCE98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 206, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCCE98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 206, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCCE98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCCE98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCCE98

#FBBC74#F9A94D#F8982A#F28507#D07206#A85C05#864904#5E3303#3B2102#140B01

Tints of #FCCE98

#FCD2A1#FCD4A6#FDD9B0#FDDEBA#FDE2C4#FDE5C9#FEE9D2#FEEEDC#FEF1E1#FEF5EB

Tones of #FCCE98

#F5CC9E#EDCCA6#E6CBAD#DFCBB4#D8CABB#D0CAC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #97C6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCCE98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCCE98

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 #FCCE98: ·

How #FCCE98 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8A5Deuteranopia · #EBEEA8Tritanopia · #FAAFB2

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCCE98 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fffdf1
#FFFDF1 · #FFCE99 · #FF9644 · #562F00
Palette Ff8080
#FF8080 · #FFCF96 · #F6FDC3 · #CDFAD5
Palette Cdfadb
#CDFADB · #F6FDC3 · #FFCF96 · #FF8080
Palette 2b3499
#2B3499 · #FF6C22 · #FF9209 · #FFD099
Palette 333d6d
#333D6D · #723EC3 · #FFCF95 · #FFF0D9
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E

Similar colors

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

#FFCE99#FFCF96#FFD099#FFCF95#F9CB99#FFD09B#FFCA95#F9CF93#FFCF9D#FFC996#F6D198#FDCB9E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCCE97  ·  #FCCE99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCCE98?

#FCCE98 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 206, 152). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCCE98?

#FCCE98 is RGB 252, 206, 152 — HSL 32°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCCE98?

Its complement is #97C6FC; analogous partners are #FC9A97 and #F8FC97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCCE98 for text?

Black text on #FCCE98 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.