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#fadcc4

a pale, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
250, 220, 196
HSL
27°, 84%, 88%
CMYK
0, 12, 22, 2
Luminance
0.7550

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fadcc4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fadcc4
Hue
27°
orange
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7550
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
2/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.10:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 3
Where it sits
Hue27° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool2% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fadcc4
RGBrgb(250, 220, 196)
HSLhsl(27, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 2%)
LABlab(89.6 6.7 15.6)
LCHlch(89.6 17.0 66.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.913 0.046 60.8)
Decimal16440516
Display P3color(display-p3 0.980 0.863 0.769)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fadcc4;
background-color: #fadcc4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fadcc4] bg-[#fadcc4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fadcc4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.980, green: 0.863, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fadcc4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFADCC4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(196, 220, 250)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fadcc4 · 16.10:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fadcc4 as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fadcc4 on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fadcc4 on black: 16.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E5DEC2
deuteranopia · #ECE4C4
tritanopia · #FFD6D5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fadcc4 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF7F2
#FAEFE6
#fadcc4
#F6C298
#F2A364
#ED8430
#E26F13
#BC5D10
#964A0D
#6D380E
#442309
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FCF7F2Darkest = 950 · #442309
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF7F2;
  --brand-100: #FAEFE6;
  --brand-200: #fadcc4;
  --brand-300: #F6C298;
  --brand-400: #F2A364;
  --brand-500: #ED8430;
  --brand-600: #E26F13;
  --brand-700: #BC5D10;
  --brand-800: #964A0D;
  --brand-900: #6D380E;
  --brand-950: #442309;
  --brand: #fadcc4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fadcc4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD4C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B6E4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0D9CBF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#763A0A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDF1E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241B14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fadcc4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C4E2FA
Analogous left#FAC4C7
Analogous right#FAF7C4
Split-complement 1#C4FAF7
Split-complement 2#C4C7FA
Triadic 1#C4FADC
Triadic 2#DCC4FA
Tetradic#C7FAC4

RGB percentages

Red98.0%
Green86.3%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta12.0%
Yellow21.6%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#fadcc4 text on a black background

contrast 16.10:1

Card sample

#fadcc4 text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fadcc4;
Background color
Panel with #fadcc4 background
background-color: #fadcc4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fadcc4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(250, 220, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(250, 220, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fadcc4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fadcc4, #F4FAC4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fadcc4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fadcc4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fadcc4, answered

What color is #fadcc4?

#fadcc4 is a pale electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 3). It sits at 27° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fadcc4?

rgb(250, 220, 196) — 250 red, 220 green and 196 blue out of 255, or 98% / 86.3% / 76.9% by channel.

Is #fadcc4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7550 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 16.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fadcc4?

Black. It scores 16.10:1 against #fadcc4, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fadcc4?

#C4E2FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C4FAF7 and #C4C7FA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fadcc4?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD4C0 for borders, #9B6E4B for secondary text, #0D9CBF as an accent and #763A0A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FAC4C7 and #FAF7C4 stays calm, while #C4E2FA is the loudest partner.

What is #fadcc4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fadcc4 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 2 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCEADC; nudged cooler, #FBC8C4.

Work with #fadcc4 in the Color Lab