What color is #FCE3BC?

#FCE3BC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE3BC?

The RGB value is 252, 227, 188: 252 red, 227 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE3BC?

The complementary color is #BCD5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE3BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE3BC color

#FCE3BC rgb(252, 227, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCE3BC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 89% green and 73.7% blue (252, 227, 188).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Fricassée (#FFE6C2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#FCE3BC color codes

HEX	`#FCE3BC`
RGB	`rgb(252, 227, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 89%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 91%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.35, 2.75, 22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.35, 22.37, 82.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.692, 79.267, 58.827)`
Decimal	`16573372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE3BC, 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 #FCE3BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE3BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #FCE3BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce3bc; }
.text { color: #fce3bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce3bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 227 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce3bc, #f5fcbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #FCE3BC?: #FCE3BC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Fricassée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE3BC?: The RGB value is 252, 227, 188: 252 red, 227 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE3BC?: The complementary color is #BCD5FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE3BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.