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#FDBCA2 — Light Vivid Orange

#FDBCA2 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FDBCA2 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.

#FDBCA2 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 #A0E3FD; it also sits naturally between #FDA0B4 and #FDE9A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FDBCA2 · RGB 253, 188, 162

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Color values

HEX#FDBCA2
RGB253, 188, 162
HSL17°, 96%, 81%
HSV17°, 36%, 99%
CMYK0%, 26%, 36%, 1%
XYZ65.01, 59.46, 42.23
Yxy59.46, 0.3900, 0.3567
CIE-Lab81.54, 20.10, 22.32
Hunter Lab77.11, 19.99, 17.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 36% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FDBCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FDBCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FDBCA2

.text { color: #FDBCA2; }
.background { background-color: #FDBCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDBCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 188, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 96%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDBCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 188, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDBCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 188, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDBCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDBCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FDBCA2

#FC9E78#FC8455#FB672D#FA4A05#D74004#AF3404#872803#5F1C02#3C1201#140600

Tints of #FDBCA2

#FDC2AA#FDC5AF#FECCB9#FED0BE#FED7C8#FEDBCD#FEE2D7#FEE6DC#FEEDE6#FFF1EB

Tones of #FDBCA2

#F6BDA7#F0C0AD#E9C3B4#E2C6BB#DCC9C1#D5CCC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0E3FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #FDBCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDBCA2

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 #FDBCA2: ·

How #FDBCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0A8Deuteranopia · #E5EAAATritanopia · #FAADAE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FDBCA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Fff7cd
#FFF7CD · #FDC3A1 · #FB9B8F · #F57799
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1

Similar colors

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

#FFBDA3#FABEA7#FDC3A1#FFC3A1#FFB6A6#FFBFA9#FFB4A2#FBB4A5#FFC29B#FBC6A4#FFBE98#F9C0AB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FDBCA1  ·  #FDBCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDBCA2?

#FDBCA2 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 188, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDBCA2?

#FDBCA2 is RGB 253, 188, 162 — HSL 17°, 96%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 36%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDBCA2?

Its complement is #A0E3FD; analogous partners are #FDA0B4 and #FDE9A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDBCA2 for text?

Black text on #FDBCA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.