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#FCDECA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDECA 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 #FCDECA 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.

#FCDECA 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 #CAE8FC; it also sits naturally between #FCCACF and #FCF7CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDECA · RGB 252, 222, 202

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Color values

HEX#FCDECA
RGB252, 222, 202
HSL24°, 89%, 89%
HSV24°, 20%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 20%, 1%
XYZ76.93, 77.20, 66.72
Yxy77.20, 0.3483, 0.3496
CIE-Lab90.41, 7.28, 13.60
Hunter Lab87.86, 7.32, 12.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDECA

.text { color: #FCDECA; }
.background { background-color: #FCDECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDECA

#FAC6A3#F7AB78#F59351#F27826#E3630D#B7500B#913F08#652C06#3F1B04#130801

Tints of #FCDECA

#FCE1CF#FCE1CF#FCE4D4#FDE7D8#FDEADD#FDEADD#FDEDE2#FEF0E7#FEF0E7#FEF3EC

Tones of #FCDECA

#F8DFCE#F5DFD1#F1E0D5#EEE1D8#EAE2DC#E7E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAE8FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDECA

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 #FCDECA: ·

How #FCDECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFCFDeuteranopia · #F1F3D0Tritanopia · #FAD3D4

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 #FCDECA rather than the exact color:

Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette B7b1f2
#B7B1F2 · #FDB7EA · #FFDCCC · #FBF3B9
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:

#F9DEC9#FFDDCC#FFDCCC#FED9CA#F7DDC8#FCE2CE#FFE3CA#FFDAC7#FFE0C5#FFDBC5#FCD8CD#FAE3C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDEC9  ·  #FCDECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDECA?

#FCDECA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 202). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDECA?

#FCDECA is RGB 252, 222, 202 — HSL 24°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDECA?

Its complement is #CAE8FC; analogous partners are #FCCACF and #FCF7CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDECA for text?

Black text on #FCDECA has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.