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#FCDDAC — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDDAC 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 #FCDDAC 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.

#FCDDAC 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 #ABCAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCB5AB and #F3FCAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDDAC · RGB 252, 221, 172

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Color values

HEX#FCDDAC
RGB252, 221, 172
HSL37°, 93%, 83%
HSV37°, 32%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 32%, 1%
XYZ73.45, 75.39, 49.71
Yxy75.39, 0.3699, 0.3797
CIE-Lab89.57, 3.77, 28.02
Hunter Lab86.83, 3.75, 22.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 32% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDDAC

.text { color: #FCDDAC; }
.background { background-color: #FCDDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 221, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 221, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 221, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDDAC

#FBCD84#F9BD5D#F8AD35#F69D0E#D98908#B17006#8A5705#623E04#3B2502#140C01

Tints of #FCDDAC

#FCDFB0#FDE3BA#FDE5BF#FDE7C4#FDEBCE#FDEDD3#FEEFD8#FEF1DD#FEF5E6#FEF7EB

Tones of #FCDDAC

#F6DCB1#F0DAB7#EBD9BD#E5D8C2#DFD6C8#D9D5CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABCAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDDAC

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 #FCDDAC: ·

How #FCDDAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEEB8Deuteranopia · #F0F3BBTritanopia · #FAC1C3

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 573697
#573697 · #933F99 · #E88C5D · #FADBAC
Palette 5f8b4c
#5F8B4C · #FFDDAB · #FF9A9A · #945034
Palette C6e7ff
#C6E7FF · #D4F6FF · #FBFBFB · #FFDDAE
Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7
Palette Fba1b7
#FBA1B7 · #FFD1DA · #FFF0F5 · #FFDBAA
Palette 96c291
#96C291 · #FFDBAA · #FFB7B7 · #F4EEEE

Similar colors

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

#FADBAC#FFDDAB#FFDDAE#FCDDB0#FFDBAA#FFDCA9#F9E0AE#FFDFAF#FFDDB0#FFDBB0#FEE2AD#FFE1AF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDDAB  ·  #FCDDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDDAC?

#FCDDAC is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 221, 172). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDDAC?

#FCDDAC is RGB 252, 221, 172 — HSL 37°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 32%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDDAC?

Its complement is #ABCAFC; analogous partners are #FCB5AB and #F3FCAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDDAC for text?

Black text on #FCDDAC has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.