Palettes / Colors / #FFBCA3

#FFBCA3 — Pale Vivid Orange

#FFBCA3 is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFBCA3 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 #A3E7FF; it also sits naturally between #FFA3B9 and #FFEAA3. 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 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

CSS code for #FFBCA3

.text { color: #FFBCA3; }
.background { background-color: #FFBCA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFBCA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 188, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFBCA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 188, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFBCA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 188, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFBCA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFBCA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFBCA3

Tints of #FFBCA3

Tones of #FFBCA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3E7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFBCA3: #000000.

How #FFBCA3 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 #FFBCA3 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

← #FFBCA2  ·  #FFBCA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFBCA3?

#FFBCA3 is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 188, 163). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFBCA3?

#FFBCA3 is RGB 255, 188, 163 — HSL 16°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 36%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFBCA3?

Its complement is #A3E7FF; analogous partners are #FFA3B9 and #FFEAA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFBCA3 for text?

Black text on #FFBCA3 has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.