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#FCDFD3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCDFD3 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 #FCDFD3 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.

#FCDFD3 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 #D4F0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD4DC and #FCF4D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCDFD3 · RGB 252, 223, 211

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Color values

HEX#FCDFD3
RGB252, 223, 211
HSL18°, 87%, 91%
HSV18°, 16%, 99%
CMYK0%, 12%, 16%, 1%
XYZ78.29, 78.17, 72.59
Yxy78.17, 0.3418, 0.3413
CIE-Lab90.86, 8.10, 9.52
Hunter Lab88.42, 8.18, 8.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 87% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCDFD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCDFD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCDFD3

.text { color: #FCDFD3; }
.background { background-color: #FCDFD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCDFD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 223, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCDFD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 223, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCDFD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 223, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCDFD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCDFD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCDFD3

#F9C1A9#F6A683#F38758#F0682D#E55010#BA410D#8F320A#642307#3E1604#130701

Tints of #FCDFD3

#FCE4D9#FCE4D9#FDE7DE#FDE7DE#FDEAE2#FDEAE2#FDEEE7#FDEEE7#FEF1EC#FEF1EC

Tones of #FCDFD3

#F9E1D7#F6E2DA#F4E3DD#F1E5E0#EEE6E2#EBE7E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4F0FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCDFD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCDFD3

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 #FCDFD3: ·

How #FCDFD3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EFEFD6Deuteranopia · #F1F3D7Tritanopia · #FBD8D9

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 #FCDFD3 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#FFDFD3#FFDDD2#F8DFD4#FFDFD6#FCE2CE#F7DED0#FDE5D4#F8E2CF#FFE4D6#FCD8D4#FFE3D8#FFE4CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCDFD2  ·  #FCDFD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCDFD3?

#FCDFD3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 223, 211). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCDFD3?

#FCDFD3 is RGB 252, 223, 211 — HSL 18°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 16%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCDFD3?

Its complement is #D4F0FC; analogous partners are #FCD4DC and #FCF4D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCDFD3 for text?

Black text on #FCDFD3 has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.