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#FCDED0 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDED0 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FCDED0 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.

#FCDED0 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 #CFEEFC; it also sits naturally between #FCCFD7 and #FCF4CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDED0 · RGB 252, 222, 208

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Color values

HEX#FCDED0
RGB252, 222, 208
HSL19°, 88%, 90%
HSV19°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 17%, 1%
XYZ77.65, 77.49, 70.54
Yxy77.49, 0.3441, 0.3434
CIE-Lab90.55, 8.16, 10.65
Hunter Lab88.03, 8.23, 9.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDED0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDED0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDED0

.text { color: #FCDED0; }
.background { background-color: #FCDED0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDED0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDED0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDED0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDED0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDED0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDED0

#F9BFA4#F7A47E#F48652#F26B2C#E1510E#B6420C#903409#652406#3E1604#130701

Tints of #FCDED0

#FCE1D4#FCE1D4#FDE4D9#FDE4D9#FDE7DD#FDEBE2#FDEBE2#FDEEE7#FDEEE7#FEF2EC

Tones of #FCDED0

#F9DED2#F6E0D5#F2E1D9#EFE2DC#ECE3DF#E9E4E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEEFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDED0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDED0

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 #FCDED0: ·

How #FCDED0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD3Deuteranopia · #F1F3D4Tritanopia · #FAD6D7

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 #FCDED0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette Ffeecc
#FFEECC · #FFDDCC · #FFCCCC · #FEBBCC
Palette Ffbbcc
#FFBBCC · #FFCCCC · #FFDDCC · #FFEECC

Similar colors

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

#FFDDD2#FFDFD3#FCE2CE#F7DED0#FFDDCC#FFDCCC#F8E2CF#F8DFD4#FCD8CD#FFDFD6#FFE4CF#FCD8D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDECF  ·  #FCDED1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDED0?

#FCDED0 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 208). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDED0?

#FCDED0 is RGB 252, 222, 208 — HSL 19°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDED0?

Its complement is #CFEEFC; analogous partners are #FCCFD7 and #FCF4CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDED0 for text?

Black text on #FCDED0 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.