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#FCE2BF — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCE2BF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FCE2BF 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.

#FCE2BF 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 #C0DAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCC4C0 and #F8FCC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCE2BF · RGB 252, 226, 191

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Color values

HEX#FCE2BF
RGB252, 226, 191
HSL34°, 91%, 87%
HSV34°, 24%, 99%
CMYK0%, 10%, 24%, 1%
XYZ76.75, 78.85, 60.46
Yxy78.85, 0.3552, 0.3649
CIE-Lab91.17, 3.67, 20.38
Hunter Lab88.80, 3.68, 17.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 89% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 24% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCE2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCE2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCE2BF

.text { color: #FCE2BF; }
.background { background-color: #FCE2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCE2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 226, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCE2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 226, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCE2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 226, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCE2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCE2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCE2BF

#FAD099#F8BC6D#F6AA46#F4981F#E0840B#B46A08#8D5307#663C05#3A2203#130B01

Tints of #FCE2BF

#FCE4C5#FCE6C9#FDE9CE#FDEBD3#FDEDD8#FDEDD8#FDEFDD#FEF2E2#FEF4E7#FEF6EC

Tones of #FCE2BF

#F8E1C4#F3E1C8#EFE0CD#EBE0D1#E6DFD5#E2DEDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0DAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCE2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCE2BF

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 #FCE2BF: ·

How #FCE2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F1C7Deuteranopia · #F2F4CATritanopia · #FBCED0

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 #FCE2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 7d5a50
#7D5A50 · #B4846C · #E5B299 · #FCDEC0
Palette Fffaf3
#FFFAF3 · #FFF2DB · #FFE5BF · #F62440
Ruby Saffron
#2A7C13 · #76C457 · #FFF8CF · #FBE6C2
Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette 03a6a1
#03A6A1 · #FFE3BB · #FFA673 · #FF4F0F
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F

Similar colors

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

#FCDEC0#FFE5BF#FBE6C2#FFE1BB#FFE3BB#F9E0BB#FFE6BC#FFE7C1#FDE7BB#FFE8BE#FFE0C5#FAE3C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCE2BE  ·  #FCE2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCE2BF?

#FCE2BF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 226, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCE2BF?

#FCE2BF is RGB 252, 226, 191 — HSL 34°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 24%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCE2BF?

Its complement is #C0DAFC; analogous partners are #FCC4C0 and #F8FCC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCE2BF for text?

Black text on #FCE2BF has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.