What color is #FCEACB?

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

What is the RGB value of #FCEACB?

The RGB value is 252, 234, 203: 252 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCEACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FCEACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCEACB color

#FCEACB rgb(252, 234, 203)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 91.8% green and 79.6% blue (252, 234, 203).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 89% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Delightful Pastry (#F9E7C8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#FCEACB color codes

HEX	`#FCEACB`
RGB	`rgb(252, 234, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 91.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 89%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.39, 1.27, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.39, 17.32, 85.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.347, 83.855, 68.441)`
Decimal	`16575179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCEACB, 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 #FCEACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCEACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #FCEACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fceacb; }
.text { color: #fceacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fceacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 234 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fceacb, #f5fccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FCEACB?: #FCEACB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delightful Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCEACB?: The RGB value is 252, 234, 203: 252 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCEACB?: The complementary color is #CBDDFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCEACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.