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#FCECD0 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCECD0 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 #FCECD0 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.

#FCECD0 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 #CFE0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD5CF and #F6FCCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCECD0 · RGB 252, 236, 208

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Color values

HEX#FCECD0
RGB252, 236, 208
HSL38°, 88%, 90%
HSV38°, 17%, 99%
CMYK0%, 6%, 17%, 1%
XYZ81.53, 85.24, 71.83
Yxy85.24, 0.3417, 0.3573
CIE-Lab93.99, 0.99, 15.53
Hunter Lab92.33, 1.00, 13.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCECD0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCECD0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCECD0

.text { color: #FCECD0; }
.background { background-color: #FCECD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCECD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 236, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCECD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 236, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCECD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 236, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCECD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCECD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCECD0

#F9DAA4#F7CA7E#F4B952#F2A92C#E1940E#B6780C#905E09#654206#3E2904#130D01

Tints of #FCECD0

#FCEDD4#FCEDD4#FDEFD9#FDEFD9#FDF1DD#FDF3E2#FDF3E2#FDF5E7#FDF5E7#FEF7EC

Tones of #FCECD0

#F9EBD2#F6EAD5#F2E9D9#EFE8DC#ECE7DF#E9E6E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE0FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCECD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCECD0

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 #FCECD0: ·

How #FCECD0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F5D7Deuteranopia · #F6F7D8Tritanopia · #FBDCDD

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 #FCECD0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Fdf7e4
#FDF7E4 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #BBAB8C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette Ffedce
#FFEDCE · #FFC193 · #FF8383 · #FF3737
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD

Similar colors

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

#FDEBD0#FAEED1#FAEDCE#FFEDCE#FAEDCD#FFEECF#FFEAD2#F8ECD1#FDF0D1#FFE9D0#FFEBD3#FBE8CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCECCF  ·  #FCECD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCECD0?

#FCECD0 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 236, 208). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCECD0?

#FCECD0 is RGB 252, 236, 208 — HSL 38°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCECD0?

Its complement is #CFE0FC; analogous partners are #FCD5CF and #F6FCCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCECD0 for text?

Black text on #FCECD0 has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.