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#FCE1CA Color

#FCE1CA is rgb(252, 225, 202) in RGB, hsl(28, 89%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lumber (#FFE4CD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE1CA
HEX#FCE1CA
RGBrgb(252, 225, 202)
HSLhsl(28, 89%, 89%)
HSVhsv(28, 20%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.043 62.7)
LABlab(91.33% 6.98 14.87)
LCHlch(91.33% 16.42 64.84)

What #FCE1CA 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 #FCE1CA, 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.

#FCE1CA Channel Values

How #FCE1CA 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 225 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 89% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 20% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 20% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE1CA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE1CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE1CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #FCE1CA

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 #FCE1CA.

How #FCE1CA 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#FCE1CA
Protanopia#E6E6CA
Protanomaly#EFE4CA
Deuteranopia#EAEAC9
Deuteranomaly#F2E7C9
Tritanopia#FEDEDE
Tritanomaly#FDDFD6
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE1CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce1ca: #FCE1CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE1CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce1ca': '#FCE1CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.882, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_fce1ca">#FCE1CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE1CA"

More Orange Colors

#FCE1CA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE1CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE1CA?

#FCE1CA is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 225, 202) in RGB and hsl(28, 89%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lumber (#FFE4CD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.05.

What is the RGB value of #FCE1CA?

#FCE1CA is rgb(252, 225, 202) — red 252, green 225, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE1CA?

#FCE1CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE1CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE1CA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE1CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE1CA 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 4.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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