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#FCECD3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCECD3 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 #FCECD3 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.

#FCECD3 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 #D4E3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD9D4 and #F7FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCECD3 · RGB 252, 236, 211

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Color values

HEX#FCECD3
RGB252, 236, 211
HSL37°, 87%, 91%
HSV37°, 16%, 99%
CMYK0%, 6%, 16%, 1%
XYZ81.90, 85.39, 73.79
Yxy85.39, 0.3397, 0.3542
CIE-Lab94.05, 1.43, 14.07
Hunter Lab92.41, 1.45, 12.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCECD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCECD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCECD3

.text { color: #FCECD3; }
.background { background-color: #FCECD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCECD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 236, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCECD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 236, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCECD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 236, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCECD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCECD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCECD3

#F9DAA9#F6CA83#F3B858#F0A62D#E59310#BA780D#8F5C0A#644007#3E2804#130C01

Tints of #FCECD3

#FCEFD9#FCEFD9#FDF1DE#FDF1DE#FDF3E2#FDF3E2#FDF5E7#FDF5E7#FEF7EC#FEF7EC

Tones of #FCECD3

#F9ECD7#F6EBDA#F4EBDD#F1EAE0#EEE9E2#EBE9E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCECD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCECD3

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 #FCECD3: ·

How #FCECD3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F5D9Deuteranopia · #F6F7DBTritanopia · #FBDEDF

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 #FCECD3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette Ffb4ac
#FFB4AC · #679186 · #264E70 · #FFEBD3
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette Fdf7e4
#FDF7E4 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #BBAB8C
Palette 607274
#607274 · #FAEED1 · #DED0B6 · #B2A59B

Similar colors

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

#FFEBD3#FDEBD0#FFEBD4#FAEED1#FFEAD3#FFEAD2#FBE8D3#FFECD6#F8ECD1#FDF0D5#FDF0D1#FFEED6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCECD2  ·  #FCECD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCECD3?

#FCECD3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 236, 211). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCECD3?

#FCECD3 is RGB 252, 236, 211 — HSL 37°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCECD3?

Its complement is #D4E3FC; analogous partners are #FCD9D4 and #F7FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCECD3 for text?

Black text on #FCECD3 has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.