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#FCDEC2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDEC2 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 #FCDEC2 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.

#FCDEC2 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 #C0DFFC; it also sits naturally between #FCC0C1 and #FCFBC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDEC2 · RGB 252, 222, 194

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Color values

HEX#FCDEC2
RGB252, 222, 194
HSL29°, 91%, 87%
HSV29°, 23%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 23%, 1%
XYZ76.00, 76.83, 61.86
Yxy76.83, 0.3540, 0.3579
CIE-Lab90.24, 6.14, 17.53
Hunter Lab87.65, 6.16, 15.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 23% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDEC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDEC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDEC2

.text { color: #FCDEC2; }
.background { background-color: #FCDEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDEC2

#FAC899#F8B06D#F69B46#F4861F#E0720B#B45B08#8D4807#663405#3A1E03#130A01

Tints of #FCDEC2

#FCDFC5#FCE2C9#FDE5CE#FDE7D3#FDEAD8#FDEAD8#FDEDDD#FEEFE2#FEF2E7#FEF4EC

Tones of #FCDEC2

#F8DDC4#F3DDC8#EFDDCD#EBDDD1#E6DED5#E2DEDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DFFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDEC2

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 #FCDEC2: ·

How #FCDEC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFC9Deuteranopia · #F1F3CATritanopia · #FACECF

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 #FCDEC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5
Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette 533b4d
#533B4D · #F564A9 · #FAA4BD · #FAE3C6
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7

Similar colors

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

#FCDEC0#FFE0C5#FFDBC5#FFD9C0#FAE3C6#FFDAC7#F9DEC9#FDDBBB#F7DDC8#F9E0BB#FFD7C4#FBE6C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDEC1  ·  #FCDEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDEC2?

#FCDEC2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDEC2?

#FCDEC2 is RGB 252, 222, 194 — HSL 29°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 23%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDEC2?

Its complement is #C0DFFC; analogous partners are #FCC0C1 and #FCFBC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDEC2 for text?

Black text on #FCDEC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.