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#FCD8BE Gentle Caress

#FCD8BE is a very light, muted orange named Gentle Caress. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 84.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(252, 216, 190)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 91% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 1% black. #FCD8BE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.70:1.

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Variations of #FCD8BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FCD8BE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FCD8BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCD8BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EBE2BE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DABC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EADABD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBE2BE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0DEBE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD1D1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD5C7
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DDD7

#FCD8BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#FCD8BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.70:1 Super#FCD8BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCD8BE in CSS

/* Gentle Caress */
.color { color: #FCD8BE; }
.background { background-color: #FCD8BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCD8BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 216 190);
color: hsl(25 91% 87%);
color: oklch(0.906 0.053 57.8);

#FCD8BE FAQ

What color is #FCD8BE?

#FCD8BE is a very light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Gentle Caress. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FCD8BE?

#FCD8BE is rgb(252, 216, 190) in RGB, hsl(25, 91%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCD8BE?

The complementary color of #FCD8BE is #BEE2FC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCD8BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCD8BE: 15.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCD8BE a warm or cool color?

#FCD8BE is a warm color.