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#FCDCD2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDCD2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #FCDCD2 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.

#FCDCD2 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 #D4F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD4DF and #FCF1D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDCD2 · RGB 252, 220, 210

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Color values

HEX#FCDCD2
RGB252, 220, 210
HSL14°, 88%, 91%
HSV14°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 13%, 17%, 1%
XYZ77.37, 76.53, 71.67
Yxy76.53, 0.3430, 0.3393
CIE-Lab90.11, 9.50, 8.97
Hunter Lab87.48, 9.59, 8.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 86% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDCD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDCD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDCD2

.text { color: #FCDCD2; }
.background { background-color: #FCDCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 220, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 88%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 220, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 220, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDCD2

#F9BCA9#F79E82#F47C57#F25A2C#E6410F#BB350C#902909#651C06#3E1204#130501

Tints of #FCDCD2

#FDE1D9#FDE1D9#FDE5DD#FDE5DD#FDE9E2#FDE9E2#FDECE7#FDECE7#FEF0EC#FEF0EC

Tones of #FCDCD2

#F9DFD7#F7E0DA#F4E2DD#F1E3DF#EEE5E2#EBE6E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4F3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDCD2

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 #FCDCD2: ·

How #FCDCD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EEEED4Deuteranopia · #F0F2D5Tritanopia · #FAD6D7

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 #FCDCD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA
Palette 637e76
#637E76 · #C69774 · #F8DFD4 · #FFEFE8
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E

Similar colors

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

#FFDDD2#FFDFD3#FCD8D4#F8DFD4#F7DED0#FFDFD6#FCD8CD#FFDCCC#FFDDCC#FCE2CE#F5DAD2#F6D8D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDCD1  ·  #FCDCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDCD2?

#FCDCD2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 220, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDCD2?

#FCDCD2 is RGB 252, 220, 210 — HSL 14°, 88%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDCD2?

Its complement is #D4F3FC; analogous partners are #FCD4DF and #FCF1D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDCD2 for text?

Black text on #FCDCD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.