What color is #FCE6C2?

#FCE6C2 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Candle Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE6C2?

The RGB value is 252, 230, 194: 252 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE6C2?

The complementary color is #C2D8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE6C2 color

#FCE6C2 rgb(252, 230, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FCE6C2 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 90.2% green and 76.1% blue (252, 230, 194).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 91% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Candle Glow (#FFE8C3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#FCE6C2 color codes

HEX	`#FCE6C2`
RGB	`rgb(252, 230, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 90.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 91%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 23%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, 2.04, 20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 20.39, 84.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.18, 81.186, 62.581)`
Decimal	`16574146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE6C2, 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 #FCE6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #FCE6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce6c2; }
.text { color: #fce6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 230 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce6c2, #f5fcc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blanched Almond.

Questions

What color is #FCE6C2?: #FCE6C2 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Candle Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE6C2?: The RGB value is 252, 230, 194: 252 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE6C2?: The complementary color is #C2D8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.