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#FCE9DA Color

#FCE9DA is rgb(252, 233, 218) in RGB, hsl(26, 85%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique White (#FAEBD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCE9DA
HEX#FCE9DA
RGBrgb(252, 233, 218)
HSLhsl(26, 85%, 92%)
HSVhsv(26, 13%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.029 60.8)
LABlab(93.59% 4.89 9.77)
LCHlch(93.59% 10.92 63.42)

What #FCE9DA 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 #FCE9DA, 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.

#FCE9DA Channel Values

How #FCE9DA 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 233 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 85% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 13% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 13% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCE9DA 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 text17.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCE9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCE9DA; 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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Tints & Shades of #FCE9DA

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.

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How #FCE9DA 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#FCE9DA
Protanopia#ECECDA
Protanomaly#F3EBDA
Deuteranopia#F0F0D9
Deuteranomaly#F5EDDA
Tritanopia#FEE7E7
Tritanomaly#FDE8E2
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #FCE9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fce9da: #FCE9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCE9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fce9da': '#FCE9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.914, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_fce9da">#FCE9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCE9DA"

More Orange Colors

#FCE9DA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCE9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCE9DA?

#FCE9DA is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 233, 218) in RGB and hsl(26, 85%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.79.

What is the RGB value of #FCE9DA?

#FCE9DA is rgb(252, 233, 218) — red 252, green 233, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCE9DA?

#FCE9DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCE9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCE9DA scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCE9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCE9DA 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 2.79, which is very hard to tell apart.

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