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#FCDED2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDED2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #FCDED2 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.

#FCDED2 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 #D4F1FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD4DD and #FCF3D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDED2 · RGB 252, 222, 210

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Color values

HEX#FCDED2
RGB252, 222, 210
HSL17°, 88%, 91%
HSV17°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 17%, 1%
XYZ77.90, 77.59, 71.84
Yxy77.59, 0.3427, 0.3413
CIE-Lab90.59, 8.46, 9.66
Hunter Lab88.09, 8.55, 8.83

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 #FCDED2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDED2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDED2

.text { color: #FCDED2; }
.background { background-color: #FCDED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 222, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 88%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 222, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 222, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDED2

#F9C0A9#F7A382#F48457#F2642C#E64C0F#BB3E0C#902F09#652106#3E1504#130601

Tints of #FCDED2

#FDE3D9#FDE3D9#FDE6DD#FDE6DD#FDEAE2#FDEAE2#FDEDE7#FDEDE7#FEF1EC#FEF1EC

Tones of #FCDED2

#F9E1D7#F7E2DA#F4E3DD#F1E4DF#EEE6E2#EBE7E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4F1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDED2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDED2

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 #FCDED2: ·

How #FCDED2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD5Deuteranopia · #F1F3D6Tritanopia · #FAD7D8

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 #FCDED2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD
Palette 637e76
#637E76 · #C69774 · #F8DFD4 · #FFEFE8
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3

Similar colors

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

#FFDDD2#FFDFD3#F8DFD4#FFDFD6#F7DED0#FCE2CE#FCD8D4#F8E2CF#FFDDCC#FFDCCC#FFE4CF#FDE5D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDED1  ·  #FCDED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDED2?

#FCDED2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 222, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDED2?

#FCDED2 is RGB 252, 222, 210 — HSL 17°, 88%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDED2?

Its complement is #D4F1FC; analogous partners are #FCD4DD and #FCF3D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDED2 for text?

Black text on #FCDED2 has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.