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#FCDEC6 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDEC6 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 #FCDEC6 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.

#FCDEC6 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 #C5E3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCC5C8 and #FCF9C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDEC6 · RGB 252, 222, 198

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Color values

HEX#FCDEC6
RGB252, 222, 198
HSL27°, 90%, 88%
HSV27°, 21%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 21%, 1%
XYZ76.46, 77.02, 64.26
Yxy77.02, 0.3512, 0.3537
CIE-Lab90.33, 6.70, 15.56
Hunter Lab87.76, 6.73, 13.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 21% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDEC6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDEC6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDEC6

.text { color: #FCDEC6; }
.background { background-color: #FCDEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDEC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDEC6

#FAC79E#F8AE72#F6984C#F37F20#DF6B0C#B8580A#8D4307#663105#3A1C03#130901

Tints of #FCDEC6

#FCE0CA#FCE3CF#FCE3CF#FDE6D3#FDE9D8#FDECDD#FDEEE2#FDEEE2#FEF1E7#FEF4EC

Tones of #FCDEC6

#F8DEC9#F4DECD#F0DFD1#ECDFD4#E8E0D8#E4E0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5E3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDEC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDEC6

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 #FCDEC6: ·

How #FCDEC6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFCCDeuteranopia · #F1F3CDTritanopia · #FAD0D1

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 #FCDEC6 rather than the exact color:

Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5
Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7
Palette 533b4d
#533B4D · #F564A9 · #FAA4BD · #FAE3C6
Velvet Dusk
#0E67A9 · #47B0F0 · #F09149 · #F7DDC8

Similar colors

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

#FFE0C5#F9DEC9#FFDBC5#FFDAC7#FAE3C6#F7DDC8#FCDEC0#FED9CA#FFDDCC#F9E4C8#FFDCCC#FFE3CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDEC5  ·  #FCDEC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDEC6?

#FCDEC6 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 198). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDEC6?

#FCDEC6 is RGB 252, 222, 198 — HSL 27°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 21%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDEC6?

Its complement is #C5E3FC; analogous partners are #FCC5C8 and #FCF9C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDEC6 for text?

Black text on #FCDEC6 has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.