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#FCE3CF Color

#FCE3CF is rgb(252, 227, 207) in RGB, hsl(27, 88%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 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 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE3CF
HEX#FCE3CF
RGBrgb(252, 227, 207)
HSLhsl(27, 88%, 90%)
HSVhsv(27, 18%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.038 61)
LABlab(91.91% 6.55 13.09)
LCHlch(91.91% 14.64 63.41)

What #FCE3CF 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 #FCE3CF, 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.

#FCE3CF Channel Values

How #FCE3CF 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 227 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 88% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 18% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 18% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE3CF 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE3CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE3CF; 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 #FCE3CF

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 #FCE3CF.

How #FCE3CF 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#FCE3CF
Protanopia#E8E8CF
Protanomaly#F0E6CF
Deuteranopia#ECECCE
Deuteranomaly#F2E8CE
Tritanopia#FEE1E1
Tritanomaly#FDE2DA
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE3CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce3cf: #FCE3CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE3CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce3cf': '#FCE3CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.890, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_fce3cf">#FCE3CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE3CF"

More Orange Colors

#FCE3CF sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE3CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE3CF?

#FCE3CF is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 227, 207) in RGB and hsl(27, 88%, 90%) 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 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #FCE3CF?

#FCE3CF is rgb(252, 227, 207) — red 252, green 227, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE3CF?

#FCE3CF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE3CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE3CF scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE3CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE3CF 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 4.41, which is very hard to tell apart.

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