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#FCDCB2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDCB2 is a orange color we call Pale 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 #FCDCB2 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.

#FCDCB2 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 #B0D1FC; it also sits naturally between #FCB5B0 and #F7FCB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDCB2 · RGB 252, 220, 178

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Color values

HEX#FCDCB2
RGB252, 220, 178
HSL34°, 93%, 84%
HSV34°, 29%, 99%
CMYK0%, 13%, 29%, 1%
XYZ73.77, 75.10, 52.73
Yxy75.10, 0.3659, 0.3725
CIE-Lab89.44, 5.03, 24.73
Hunter Lab86.66, 5.02, 20.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDCB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDCB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDCB2

.text { color: #FCDCB2; }
.background { background-color: #FCDCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 220, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 220, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 220, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDCB2

#FBC989#F9B862#F8A63A#F69413#D97E08#B16706#8A5005#623904#3B2202#140B01

Tints of #FCDCB2

#FCDDB5#FDE0BA#FDE4C4#FDE6C9#FDE9CE#FDEBD3#FEEDD8#FEF2E1#FEF4E6#FEF6EB

Tones of #FCDCB2

#F7DBB6#F1DABB#ECD9C1#E7D8C6#E1D8CB#DCD7D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0D1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDCB2

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 #FCDCB2: ·

How #FCDCB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEEBCDeuteranopia · #F0F2BFTritanopia · #FAC4C6

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 #FCDCB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7
Scarlet Ruby
#FFFAD3 · #FFDBB0 · #FFCCB8 · #FFB1B1
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette 574964
#574964 · #9F8383 · #C8AAAA · #FFDAB3
Palette Ffdab3
#FFDAB3 · #C8AAAA · #9F8383 · #574964
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3

Similar colors

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

#FCDDB0#FFDBB0#FFDDB0#FFDAB3#FFDEB4#FFDBB5#FED8B1#FFDBB6#FFDDAE#FFDFAF#FCDAB7#FFE0B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDCB1  ·  #FCDCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDCB2?

#FCDCB2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 220, 178). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDCB2?

#FCDCB2 is RGB 252, 220, 178 — HSL 34°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDCB2?

Its complement is #B0D1FC; analogous partners are #FCB5B0 and #F7FCB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDCB2 for text?

Black text on #FCDCB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.