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#FFBCA2 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBCA2 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFBCA2 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 #A3E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3B7 and #FFEBA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FFBCA2 · RGB 255, 188, 162

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Color values

HEX#FFBCA2
RGB255, 188, 162
HSL17°, 100%, 82%
HSV17°, 36%, 100%
CMYK0%, 26%, 36%, 0%
XYZ65.74, 59.84, 42.27
Yxy59.84, 0.3917, 0.3565
CIE-Lab81.75, 20.86, 22.64
Hunter Lab77.35, 20.80, 18.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 74% · Blue 64%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #FFBCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FFBCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FFBCA2

.text { color: #FFBCA2; }
.background { background-color: #FFBCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 188, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 188, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 188, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBCA2

#FFA07A#FF8352#FF692E#FF4C05#DB3E00#B33300#8A2700#661D00#3D1100#140600

Tints of #FFBCA2

#FFC1A8#FFC8B3#FFCCB8#FFD3C2#FFD7C7#FFDACC#FFE2D6#FFE5DB#FFEDE5#FFF0EB

Tones of #FFBCA2

#F9C0AA#F2C3B1#EBC6B7#E5C9BD#DECBC4#D8CECB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3E5FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #FFBCA2: #000000.

How #FFBCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1A8Deuteranopia · #E6EBAATritanopia · #FCADAE

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 #FFBCA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Fff7cd
#FFF7CD · #FDC3A1 · #FB9B8F · #F57799
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#FFC3A1#FFB6A6#FABEA7#FDC3A1#FFBFA9#FFB4A2#FFC29B#FBB4A5#FFBE98#FFB2A6#FBC6A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFBCA1  ·  #FFBCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBCA2?

#FFBCA2 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 188, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBCA2?

#FFBCA2 is RGB 255, 188, 162 — HSL 17°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBCA2?

Its complement is #A3E5FF; analogous partners are #FFA3B7 and #FFEBA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBCA2 for text?

Black text on #FFBCA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.