What color is #FCE7DB?

#FCE7DB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE7DB?

The RGB value is 252, 231, 219: 252 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE7DB?

The complementary color is #DBF0FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE7DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE7DB color

#FCE7DB rgb(252, 231, 219)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FCE7DB is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 90.6% green and 85.9% blue (252, 231, 219).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Slightly in Love (#FCE6DB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#FCE7DB color codes

HEX	`#FCE7DB`
RGB	`rgb(252, 231, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 90.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93, 5.21, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93, 9.9, 58.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.506, 82.963, 78.724)`
Decimal	`16574427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE7DB, 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 #FCE7DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE7DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #FCE7DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce7db; }
.text { color: #fce7db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce7db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 231 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce7db, #fcf8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FCE7DB?: #FCE7DB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Slightly in Love. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE7DB?: The RGB value is 252, 231, 219: 252 red, 231 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE7DB?: The complementary color is #DBF0FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE7DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.