Palettes / Colors / #FCEDEA
#FCEDEA — Pale Red
#FCEDEA is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FCEDEA 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.
#FCEDEA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E9F9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE9EF and #FCF5E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCEDEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 237, 234 |
| HSL | 10°, 75%, 95% |
| HSV | 10°, 7%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.28, 87.20, 90.18 |
| Yxy | 87.20, 0.3247, 0.3320 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.82, 4.56, 3.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.38, 4.65, 3.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCEDEA
.text { color: #FCEDEA; }
.background { background-color: #FCEDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 75%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 237, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCEDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEDEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9F9FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCEDEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCEDEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FCEDEA: ·
How #FCEDEA 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 #FCEDEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FCEDEA?
#FCEDEA is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 252, 237, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEDEA?
#FCEDEA is RGB 252, 237, 234 — HSL 10°, 75%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCEDEA?
Its complement is #E9F9FC; analogous partners are #FCE9EF and #FCF5E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCEDEA for text?
Black text on #FCEDEA has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.