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#FCECD4 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCECD4 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 #FCECD4 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.

#FCECD4 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 #D4E4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD8D4 and #F8FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCECD4 · RGB 252, 236, 212

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Color values

HEX#FCECD4
RGB252, 236, 212
HSL36°, 87%, 91%
HSV36°, 16%, 99%
CMYK0%, 6%, 16%, 1%
XYZ82.02, 85.44, 74.46
Yxy85.44, 0.3391, 0.3532
CIE-Lab94.07, 1.58, 13.58
Hunter Lab92.43, 1.60, 12.37

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 #FCECD4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCECD4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCECD4

.text { color: #FCECD4; }
.background { background-color: #FCECD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCECD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 236, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCECD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 236, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCECD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 236, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCECD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCECD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCECD4

#F9D9A9#F6C883#F3B558#F0A22D#E59010#BA750D#8F5A0A#643F07#3E2704#130C01

Tints of #FCECD4

#FCEED9#FCEED9#FDF0DE#FDF0DE#FDF2E2#FDF2E2#FDF4E7#FDF4E7#FEF7EC#FEF7EC

Tones of #FCECD4

#F9EBD7#F6EBDA#F4EADD#F1EAE0#EEE9E2#EBE9E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCECD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCECD4

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 #FCECD4: ·

How #FCECD4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F5DADeuteranopia · #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 #FCECD4 rather than the exact color:

Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette Ffb4ac
#FFB4AC · #679186 · #264E70 · #FFEBD3
Palette Ffecd6
#FFECD6 · #4CB9E7 · #3559E0 · #0F2167
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Ruby Bloom
#6E3511 · #91AC67 · #597928 · #FCECD8

Similar colors

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

#FFEBD4#FFEBD3#FFECD6#FFEAD3#FCECD8#FFEED6#FFEAD2#FAEED1#FDF0D5#FDEBD0#FBE8D3#FFEFD6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCECD3  ·  #FCECD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCECD4?

#FCECD4 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 236, 212). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCECD4?

#FCECD4 is RGB 252, 236, 212 — HSL 36°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 16%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCECD4?

Its complement is #D4E4FC; analogous partners are #FCD8D4 and #F8FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCECD4 for text?

Black text on #FCECD4 has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.