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#FCDCB1 Color

#FCDCB1 is rgb(252, 220, 177) in RGB, hsl(34, 93%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCDCB1
HEX#FCDCB1
RGBrgb(252, 220, 177)
HSLhsl(34, 93%, 84%)
HSVhsv(34, 30%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.066 75)
LABlab(89.69% 6.92 25.50)
LCHlch(89.69% 26.42 74.82)

What #FCDCB1 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 #FCDCB1, 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.

#FCDCB1 Channel Values

How #FCDCB1 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 220 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 93% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 30% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 30% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCDCB1 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCDCB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCDCB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCDCB1; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCDCB1

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 #FCDCB1.

How #FCDCB1 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#FCDCB1
Protanopia#E2E2B1
Protanomaly#EDE0B1
Deuteranopia#E7E7B0
Deuteranomaly#F0E3B0
Tritanopia#FFD7D7
Tritanomaly#FED9C9
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCDCB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcdcb1: #FCDCB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCDCB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcdcb1': '#FCDCB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.863, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_fcdcb1">#FCDCB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCDCB1"

More Orange Colors

#FCDCB1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCDCB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCDCB1?

#FCDCB1 is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 220, 177) in RGB and hsl(34, 93%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #FCDCB1?

#FCDCB1 is rgb(252, 220, 177) — red 252, green 220, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCDCB1?

#FCDCB1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCDCB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCDCB1 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCDCB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCDCB1 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 3.13, which is very hard to tell apart.

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