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#FCECD5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCECD5 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 #FCECD5 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.

#FCECD5 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 #D4E5FC; it also sits naturally between #FCD7D4 and #F9FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCECD5 · RGB 252, 236, 213

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Color values

HEX#FCECD5
RGB252, 236, 213
HSL35°, 87%, 91%
HSV35°, 15%, 99%
CMYK0%, 6%, 15%, 1%
XYZ82.15, 85.49, 75.12
Yxy85.49, 0.3384, 0.3522
CIE-Lab94.09, 1.73, 13.09
Hunter Lab92.46, 1.75, 11.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 15% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCECD5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCECD5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCECD5

.text { color: #FCECD5; }
.background { background-color: #FCECD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCECD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 236, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCECD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 236, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCECD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 236, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCECD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCECD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCECD5

#F9D8A9#F6C683#F3B358#F09F2D#E58C10#BA720D#8F580A#643D07#3E2604#130C01

Tints of #FCECD5

#FCEED9#FCEED9#FDF0DE#FDF0DE#FDF2E2#FDF2E2#FDF4E7#FDF4E7#FEF6EC#FEF6EC

Tones of #FCECD5

#F9EBD7#F6EADA#F4EADD#F1E9E0#EEE9E2#EBE9E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCECD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCECD5

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 #FCECD5: ·

How #FCECD5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F5DBDeuteranopia · #F6F7DCTritanopia · #FBDFE0

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 #FCECD5 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Bloom
#6E3511 · #91AC67 · #597928 · #FCECD8
Palette Ffecd6
#FFECD6 · #4CB9E7 · #3559E0 · #0F2167
Palette F0a8d0
#F0A8D0 · #F7B5CA · #FFC6C6 · #FFEBD4
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Palette Ffb4ac
#FFB4AC · #679186 · #264E70 · #FFEBD3

Similar colors

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

#FCECD8#FFECD6#FFEBD4#FFEBD3#FFEED6#FDF0D5#FFEAD3#FFEBD8#FFEFD6#FFE9D6#FFEDD8#FBE8D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCECD4  ·  #FCECD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCECD5?

#FCECD5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 236, 213). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCECD5?

#FCECD5 is RGB 252, 236, 213 — HSL 35°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCECD5?

Its complement is #D4E5FC; analogous partners are #FCD7D4 and #F9FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCECD5 for text?

Black text on #FCECD5 has a contrast ratio of 18.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.