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#FCDCC6 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDCC6 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FCDCC6 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.

#FCDCC6 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 #C5E6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCC5CA and #FCF6C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDCC6 · RGB 252, 220, 198

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Color values

HEX#FCDCC6
RGB252, 220, 198
HSL24°, 90%, 88%
HSV24°, 21%, 99%
CMYK0%, 13%, 21%, 1%
XYZ75.93, 75.96, 64.09
Yxy75.96, 0.3516, 0.3517
CIE-Lab89.84, 7.73, 14.87
Hunter Lab87.15, 7.77, 13.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 86% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 21% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDCC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDCC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDCC6

.text { color: #FCDCC6; }
.background { background-color: #FCDCC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDCC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 220, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDCC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 220, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDCC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 220, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDCC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDCC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDCC6

#FAC39E#F8A872#F6904C#F37520#DF600C#B84F0A#8D3D07#662C05#3A1903#130801

Tints of #FCDCC6

#FCDECA#FCE1CF#FCE1CF#FDE4D3#FDE7D8#FDEADD#FDEDE2#FDEDE2#FEF0E7#FEF3EC

Tones of #FCDCC6

#F8DCC9#F4DCCD#F0DDD1#ECDED4#E8DFD8#E4E0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5E6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDCC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDCC6

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 #FCDCC6: ·

How #FCDCC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEECBDeuteranopia · #F0F2CDTritanopia · #FAD0D0

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 #FCDCC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7
Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Velvet Dusk
#0E67A9 · #47B0F0 · #F09149 · #F7DDC8

Similar colors

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

#FFDBC5#FFDAC7#F9DEC9#FFE0C5#FED9CA#F7DDC8#FFD7C4#FCDEC0#FFDCCC#FFDDCC#FAE3C6#FFD9C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDCC5  ·  #FCDCC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDCC6?

#FCDCC6 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 220, 198). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDCC6?

#FCDCC6 is RGB 252, 220, 198 — HSL 24°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 21%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDCC6?

Its complement is #C5E6FC; analogous partners are #FCC5CA and #FCF6C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDCC6 for text?

Black text on #FCDCC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.