Palettes / Colors / #FCF6ED

#FCF6ED — Pale Orange

#FCF6ED is a orange color we call Pale Orange, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the orange family.

#FCF6ED 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 #EEF3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCEFEE and #FBFCEE. 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 96% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCF6ED

.text { color: #FCF6ED; }
.background { background-color: #FCF6ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCF6ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 246, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 71%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCF6ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 246, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCF6ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 246, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCF6ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCF6ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCF6ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCF6ED: #000000.

How #FCF6ED 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 #FCF6ED 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

← #FCF6EC  ·  #FCF6EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCF6ED?

#FCF6ED is Pale Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 246, 237). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCF6ED?

#FCF6ED is RGB 252, 246, 237 — HSL 36°, 71%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCF6ED?

Its complement is #EEF3FC; analogous partners are #FCEFEE and #FBFCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCF6ED for text?

Black text on #FCF6ED has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.