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#FCE8E4 Color

#FCE8E4 is rgb(252, 232, 228) in RGB, hsl(10, 80%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE8E4
HEX#FCE8E4
RGBrgb(252, 232, 228)
HSLhsl(10, 80%, 94%)
HSVhsv(10, 10%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.023 31.1)
LABlab(93.54% 6.55 4.54)
LCHlch(93.54% 7.97 34.75)

What #FCE8E4 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 #FCE8E4, 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 red in the library.

#FCE8E4 Channel Values

How #FCE8E4 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 232 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 80% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 10% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 10% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE8E4 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE8E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE8E4; 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 #FCE8E4

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

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How #FCE8E4 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#FCE8E4
Protanopia#ECECE4
Protanomaly#F2EAE4
Deuteranopia#EFEFE3
Deuteranomaly#F4ECE4
Tritanopia#FCE8E8
Tritanomaly#FCE8E6
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #FCE8E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce8e4: #FCE8E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE8E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce8e4': '#FCE8E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.910, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_fce8e4">#FCE8E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE8E4"

More Red Colors

#FCE8E4 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE8E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE8E4?

#FCE8E4 is a lightest red — rgb(252, 232, 228) in RGB and hsl(10, 80%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.81.

What is the RGB value of #FCE8E4?

#FCE8E4 is rgb(252, 232, 228) — red 252, green 232, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE8E4?

#FCE8E4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE8E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE8E4 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE8E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE8E4 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 2.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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