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#FCDFD1 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDFD1 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 #FCDFD1 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.

#FCDFD1 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 #CFEDFC; it also sits naturally between #FCCFD7 and #FCF4CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDFD1 · RGB 252, 223, 209

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Color values

HEX#FCDFD1
RGB252, 223, 209
HSL20°, 88%, 90%
HSV20°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 17%, 1%
XYZ78.04, 78.07, 71.28
Yxy78.07, 0.3432, 0.3433
CIE-Lab90.81, 7.80, 10.50
Hunter Lab88.36, 7.87, 9.57

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 #FCDFD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDFD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDFD1

.text { color: #FCDFD1; }
.background { background-color: #FCDFD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDFD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDFD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDFD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDFD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDFD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDFD1

#F9C0A4#F7A67E#F48852#F26E2C#E1550E#B6440C#903609#652606#3E1704#130701

Tints of #FCDFD1

#FCE1D4#FCE1D4#FDE5D9#FDE5D9#FDE8DD#FDEBE2#FDEBE2#FDEFE7#FDEFE7#FEF2EC

Tones of #FCDFD1

#F9DFD2#F6E0D5#F2E1D9#EFE2DC#ECE3DF#E9E4E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEDFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDFD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDFD1

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 #FCDFD1: ·

How #FCDFD1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD4Deuteranopia · #F1F3D5Tritanopia · #FBD7D8

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 #FCDFD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdfd3
#FFDFD3 · #FEC8D8 · #D291BC · #957DAD
Palette Ffb9b9
#FFB9B9 · #FFDDD2 · #FFACC7 · #FF8DC7
Palette Cffffe
#CFFFFE · #F9F7D9 · #FCE2CE · #FFC1F3
Palette 637e76
#637E76 · #C69774 · #F8DFD4 · #FFEFE8
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #FEECE2 · #F7DED0 · #E2BFB3
Palette Fcd8d4
#FCD8D4 · #FDF6F0 · #F8E2CF · #F5C6AA

Similar colors

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

#FFDFD3#FFDDD2#FCE2CE#F8DFD4#F7DED0#F8E2CF#FFDFD6#FFDDCC#FFE4CF#FFDCCC#FDE5D4#FFE5CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDFD0  ·  #FCDFD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDFD1?

#FCDFD1 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 223, 209). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDFD1?

#FCDFD1 is RGB 252, 223, 209 — HSL 20°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDFD1?

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

Can I use #FCDFD1 for text?

Black text on #FCDFD1 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.