What color is #FCE2D3?

#FCE2D3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE2D3?

The RGB value is 252, 226, 211: 252 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE2D3?

The complementary color is #D3EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE2D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE2D3 color

#FCE2D3 rgb(252, 226, 211)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FCE2D3 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 88.6% green and 82.7% blue (252, 226, 211).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 87% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Salt on Her Lips (#F6DACB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#FCE2D3 color codes

HEX	`#FCE2D3`
RGB	`rgb(252, 226, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 88.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 87%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.59, 6.55, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.59, 12.44, 58.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.099, 79.793, 72.85)`
Decimal	`16573139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE2D3, 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 #FCE2D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE2D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #FCE2D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce2d3; }
.text { color: #fce2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce2d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 226 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce2d3, #fcf7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FCE2D3?: #FCE2D3 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Salt on Her Lips. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE2D3?: The RGB value is 252, 226, 211: 252 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE2D3?: The complementary color is #D3EDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE2D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.