Palettes / Colors / #FCEED5

#FCEED5 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FCEED5 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color PapayaWhip (#FFEFD5). It belongs to the orange family.

#FCEED5 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #FCEED5

.text { color: #FCEED5; }
.background { background-color: #FCEED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 238, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 238, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 238, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCEED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4E3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCEED5: #000000.

How #FCEED5 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 #FCEED5 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

← #FCEED4  ·  #FCEED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCEED5?

#FCEED5 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 238, 213). Its closest standard named color is PapayaWhip.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEED5?

#FCEED5 is RGB 252, 238, 213 — HSL 38°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCEED5?

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

Can I use #FCEED5 for text?

Black text on #FCEED5 has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.