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#FCDECE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDECE 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 #FCDECE 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.

#FCDECE 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 #FCCFD6 and #FCF5CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDECE · RGB 252, 222, 206

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Color values

HEX#FCDECE
RGB252, 222, 206
HSL21°, 88%, 90%
HSV21°, 18%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 18%, 1%
XYZ77.41, 77.39, 69.25
Yxy77.39, 0.3455, 0.3454
CIE-Lab90.50, 7.86, 11.63
Hunter Lab87.97, 7.93, 10.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDECE

.text { color: #FCDECE; }
.background { background-color: #FCDECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDECE

#F9C2A4#F7A87E#F48B52#F2712C#E1580E#B6470C#903809#652706#3E1804#130801

Tints of #FCDECE

#FCE2D4#FCE2D4#FDE5D9#FDE5D9#FDE8DD#FDECE2#FDECE2#FDEFE7#FDEFE7#FEF2EC

Tones of #FCDECE

#F9E0D2#F6E1D5#F2E2D9#EFE3DC#ECE4DF#E9E5E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFECFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDECE

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 #FCDECE: ·

How #FCDECE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD2Deuteranopia · #F1F3D3Tritanopia · #FAD5D6

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 #FCDECE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3
Palette B7b1f2
#B7B1F2 · #FDB7EA · #FFDCCC · #FBF3B9
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
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#FCE2CE#FFDCCC#FFDDD2#F7DED0#F8E2CF#F9DEC9#FFDFD3#FCD8CD#FED9CA#FFE4CF#FFE3CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDECD  ·  #FCDECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDECE?

#FCDECE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDECE?

#FCDECE is RGB 252, 222, 206 — HSL 21°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 18%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDECE?

Its complement is #CFECFC; analogous partners are #FCCFD6 and #FCF5CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDECE for text?

Black text on #FCDECE has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.