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#FCD3BA Color

#FCD3BA is rgb(252, 211, 186) in RGB, hsl(23, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD3BA
HEX#FCD3BA
RGBrgb(252, 211, 186)
HSLhsl(23, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(23, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.057 53.1)
LABlab(87.65% 12.17 18.08)
LCHlch(87.65% 21.79 56.05)

What #FCD3BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCD3BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FCD3BA Channel Values

How #FCD3BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 211 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 26% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD3BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD3BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD3BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCD3BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCD3BA.

How #FCD3BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCD3BA
Protanopia#DBDBBA
Protanomaly#E9D8BA
Deuteranopia#E2E2B8
Deuteranomaly#EDDCB9
Tritanopia#FED0D0
Tritanomaly#FDD1C8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD3BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fcd3ba: #FCD3BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD3BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd3ba': '#FCD3BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.827, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd3ba">#FCD3BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD3BA"

More Orange Colors

#FCD3BA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD3BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD3BA?

#FCD3BA is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 211, 186) in RGB and hsl(23, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #FCD3BA?

#FCD3BA is rgb(252, 211, 186) — red 252, green 211, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD3BA?

#FCD3BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD3BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD3BA scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD3BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD3BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 4.48, which is very hard to tell apart.

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