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#FCE2BB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCE2BB is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FCE2BB 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.

#FCE2BB 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 #BAD5FC; it also sits naturally between #FCC1BA and #F6FCBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCE2BB · RGB 252, 226, 187

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Color values

HEX#FCE2BB
RGB252, 226, 187
HSL36°, 92%, 86%
HSV36°, 26%, 99%
CMYK0%, 10%, 26%, 1%
XYZ76.31, 78.68, 58.18
Yxy78.68, 0.3580, 0.3691
CIE-Lab91.09, 3.13, 22.34
Hunter Lab88.70, 3.13, 19.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCE2BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCE2BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCE2BB

.text { color: #FCE2BB; }
.background { background-color: #FCE2BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE2BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 226, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE2BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 226, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE2BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 226, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE2BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE2BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCE2BB

#FBD193#F9C16C#F7AE40#F59D19#DC8809#B57008#8E5806#623C04#3B2402#140C01

Tints of #FCE2BB

#FCE4BF#FDE6C4#FDE8C9#FDEACE#FDECD3#FDEED8#FEF0DD#FEF3E2#FEF5E7#FEF7EB

Tones of #FCE2BB

#F8E1BF#F3E0C4#EEDFC8#E9DECD#E5DDD2#E0DCD7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAD5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCE2BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCE2BB

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 #FCE2BB: ·

How #FCE2BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1C4Deuteranopia · #F2F4C7Tritanopia · #FBCCCE

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 #FCE2BB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette 03a6a1
#03A6A1 · #FFE3BB · #FFA673 · #FF4F0F
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F
Palette 884a39
#884A39 · #C38154 · #FFC26F · #F9E0BB
Palette 8e806a
#8E806A · #C3B091 · #E4CDA7 · #FFE6BC
Palette Aa5486
#AA5486 · #FC8F54 · #FDE7BB · #FBF4DB

Similar colors

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

#FFE1BB#FFE3BB#F9E0BB#FFE6BC#FDE7BB#FFDEB9#F8E1B7#FFE5BF#FCDEC0#FFE0B5#FDDBBB#FFE8BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCE2BA  ·  #FCE2BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE2BB?

#FCE2BB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 226, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE2BB?

#FCE2BB is RGB 252, 226, 187 — HSL 36°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE2BB?

Its complement is #BAD5FC; analogous partners are #FCC1BA and #F6FCBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE2BB for text?

Black text on #FCE2BB has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.