What color is #FCE0BE?

#FCE0BE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE0BE?

The RGB value is 252, 224, 190: 252 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE0BE?

The complementary color is #BEDAFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE0BE color

#FCE0BE rgb(252, 224, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCE0BE is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 87.8% green and 74.5% blue (252, 224, 190).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 91% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bisque (#FFE4C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#FCE0BE color codes

HEX	`#FCE0BE`
RGB	`rgb(252, 224, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 87.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 91%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, 4.56, 20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 20.7, 77.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.095, 77.727, 59.7)`
Decimal	`16572606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE0BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FCE0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FCE0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce0be; }
.text { color: #fce0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 224 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce0be, #f9fcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCE0BE?: #FCE0BE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bisque. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE0BE?: The RGB value is 252, 224, 190: 252 red, 224 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE0BE?: The complementary color is #BEDAFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.