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#FCDECD — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDECD 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 #FCDECD 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.

#FCDECD 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 #CFECFC; it also sits naturally between #FCCFD5 and #FCF6CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDECD · RGB 252, 222, 205

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Color values

HEX#FCDECD
RGB252, 222, 205
HSL22°, 89%, 90%
HSV22°, 19%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 19%, 1%
XYZ77.29, 77.35, 68.61
Yxy77.35, 0.3462, 0.3465
CIE-Lab90.48, 7.72, 12.12
Hunter Lab87.95, 7.77, 10.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDECD

.text { color: #FCDECD; }
.background { background-color: #FCDECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 89%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDECD

#FAC3A3#F7AA7D#F58D51#F3742B#E35B0D#B74A0B#913A08#652906#3F1904#130801

Tints of #FCDECD

#FCE3D4#FCE3D4#FDE6D8#FDE6D8#FDE9DD#FDECE2#FDECE2#FEEFE7#FEEFE7#FEF2EC

Tones of #FCDECD

#F9E0D2#F6E1D5#F3E2D8#EFE3DC#ECE4DF#E9E5E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFECFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDECD

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 #FCDECD: ·

How #FCDECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD1Deuteranopia · #F1F3D2Tritanopia · #FAD4D5

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 #FCDECD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette B7b1f2
#B7B1F2 · #FDB7EA · #FFDCCC · #FBF3B9
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3
Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3

Similar colors

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

#FFDDCC#FFDCCC#FCE2CE#F9DEC9#F7DED0#FFDDD2#FCD8CD#F8E2CF#FED9CA#FFE3CA#FFDFD3#FFE4CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDECC  ·  #FCDECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDECD?

#FCDECD is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 205). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDECD?

#FCDECD is RGB 252, 222, 205 — HSL 22°, 89%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDECD?

Its complement is #CFECFC; analogous partners are #FCCFD5 and #FCF6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDECD for text?

Black text on #FCDECD has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.