Palettes / Colors / #FCEDE5

#FCEDE5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCEDE5 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FCEDE5 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.

#FCEDE5 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 #E4F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE4E7 and #FCF8E4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCEDE5

.text { color: #FCEDE5; }
.background { background-color: #FCEDE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEDE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 237, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 79%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEDE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 237, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEDE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 237, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCEDE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEDE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4F3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCEDE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCEDE5

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:

How #FCEDE5 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCEDE5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCEDE4  ·  #FCEDE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCEDE5?

#FCEDE5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 237, 229). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEDE5?

#FCEDE5 is RGB 252, 237, 229 — HSL 21°, 79%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 9%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCEDE5?

Its complement is #E4F3FC; analogous partners are #FCE4E7 and #FCF8E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCEDE5 for text?

Black text on #FCEDE5 has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.