Palettes / Colors / #FDC2AA

#FDC2AA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FDC2AA is a orange color we call Pale 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 #FDC2AA 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.

#FDC2AA 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 #AAE5FD; it also sits naturally between #FDAABC and #FDEBAA. 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 76% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDC2AA

.text { color: #FDC2AA; }
.background { background-color: #FDC2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDC2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 194, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDC2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 194, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDC2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 194, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FDC2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDC2AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAE5FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDC2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDC2AA

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 #FDC2AA 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 #FDC2AA 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

← #FDC2A9  ·  #FDC2AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDC2AA?

#FDC2AA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 253, 194, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDC2AA?

#FDC2AA is RGB 253, 194, 170 — HSL 17°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 33%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDC2AA?

Its complement is #AAE5FD; analogous partners are #FDAABC and #FDEBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDC2AA for text?

Black text on #FDC2AA has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.