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#FCE4BA Color

#FCE4BA is rgb(252, 228, 186) in RGB, hsl(38, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE4BA
HEX#FCE4BA
RGBrgb(252, 228, 186)
HSLhsl(38, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(38, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.061 81.6)
LABlab(91.80% 3.91 23.73)
LCHlch(91.80% 24.05 80.66)

What #FCE4BA 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 #FCE4BA, 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.

#FCE4BA Channel Values

How #FCE4BA 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 228 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 26% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE4BA 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE4BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE4BA; 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 #FCE4BA

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 #FCE4BA.

How #FCE4BA 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#FCE4BA
Protanopia#E8E8BA
Protanomaly#F0E7BA
Deuteranopia#ECECB9
Deuteranomaly#F3E9B9
Tritanopia#FFDFDF
Tritanomaly#FEE1D1
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCE4BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce4ba: #FCE4BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE4BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce4ba': '#FCE4BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.894, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_fce4ba">#FCE4BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE4BA"

More Orange Colors

#FCE4BA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE4BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE4BA?

#FCE4BA is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 228, 186) in RGB and hsl(38, 92%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.3.

What is the RGB value of #FCE4BA?

#FCE4BA is rgb(252, 228, 186) — red 252, green 228, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE4BA?

#FCE4BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE4BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE4BA scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE4BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE4BA 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 2.3, which is very hard to tell apart.

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