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#FCDFAE — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDFAE is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FCDFAE 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.

#FCDFAE 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 #B0CCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCBAB0 and #F2FCB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDFAE · RGB 252, 223, 174

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Color values

HEX#FCDFAE
RGB252, 223, 174
HSL38°, 93%, 84%
HSV38°, 31%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 31%, 1%
XYZ74.17, 76.53, 50.91
Yxy76.53, 0.3679, 0.3796
CIE-Lab90.10, 2.99, 27.71
Hunter Lab87.48, 2.98, 22.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FCDFAE

.text { color: #FCDFAE; }
.background { background-color: #FCDFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FCDFAE

#FBD189#F9C262#F8B23A#F6A313#D98C08#B17306#8A5905#624004#3B2602#140D01

Tints of #FCDFAE

#FCE2B5#FDE4BA#FDE8C4#FDEAC9#FDECCE#FDEED3#FEF0D8#FEF3E1#FEF5E6#FEF7EB

Tones of #FCDFAE

#F7DFB6#F1DDBB#ECDCC1#E7DBC6#E1D9CB#DCD8D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0CCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDFAE

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 #FCDFAE: ·

How #FCDFAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFBADeuteranopia · #F1F3BDTritanopia · #FBC3C5

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 #FCDFAE rather than the exact color:

Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7
Palette F9e0ae
#F9E0AE · #FC8621 · #C24914 · #682C0E
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette C6e7ff
#C6E7FF · #D4F6FF · #FBFBFB · #FFDDAE
Palette B77466
#B77466 · #FFE1AF · #E2B59A · #957C62
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4

Similar colors

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

#FCDDB0#F9E0AE#FFDFAF#FFDDAE#FFE1AF#FEE2AD#FFDDB0#FFE2AF#FFE2AD#F9E2AF#FFDDAB#FADBAC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDFAD  ·  #FCDFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDFAE?

#FCDFAE is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 223, 174). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDFAE?

#FCDFAE is RGB 252, 223, 174 — HSL 38°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 31%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDFAE?

Its complement is #B0CCFC; analogous partners are #FCBAB0 and #F2FCB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDFAE for text?

Black text on #FCDFAE has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.