Palettes / Colors / #FCD5BB

#FCD5BB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCD5BB is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PeachPuff (#FFDAB9). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peachpuff (#FFDAB9) — not an exact match. CSS peachpuff gives you #FFDAB9, a different color; use #FCD5BB 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.

#FCD5BB 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 #BAE2FC; it also sits naturally between #FCBAC1 and #FCF6BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 84% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD5BB

.text { color: #FCD5BB; }
.background { background-color: #FCD5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 213, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 213, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 213, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD5BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAE2FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD5BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD5BB

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:

How #FCD5BB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCD5BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD5BB?

#FCD5BB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 213, 187). Its closest standard named color is PeachPuff.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD5BB?

#FCD5BB is RGB 252, 213, 187 — HSL 24°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD5BB?

Its complement is #BAE2FC; analogous partners are #FCBAC1 and #FCF6BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD5BB for text?

Black text on #FCD5BB has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.