What color is #FCE4C6?

#FCE4C6 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 #FCE4C6?

The RGB value is 252, 228, 198: 252 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE4C6?

The complementary color is #C6DEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE4C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE4C6 color

#FCE4C6 rgb(252, 228, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCE4C6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 89.4% green and 77.6% blue (252, 228, 198).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 90% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Bisque (#FFE4C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#FCE4C6 color codes

HEX	`#FCE4C6`
RGB	`rgb(252, 228, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 89.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 90%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 21%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, 3.62, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 18.01, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.081, 80.261, 64.794)`
Decimal	`16573638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE4C6, 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 #FCE4C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE4C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #FCE4C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce4c6; }
.text { color: #fce4c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce4c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 228 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce4c6, #f9fcc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FCE4C6?: #FCE4C6 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 #FCE4C6?: The RGB value is 252, 228, 198: 252 red, 228 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE4C6?: The complementary color is #C6DEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE4C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.