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#fecbc0

a pale, electric red · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
254, 203, 192
HSL
11°, 97%, 88%
CMYK
0, 20, 24, 0
Luminance
0.6759

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fecbc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fecbc0
Hue
11°
red
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6759
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
11/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.52:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue11° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool11% 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#fecbc0
RGBrgb(254, 203, 192)
HSLhsl(11, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 0%)
LABlab(85.8 16.4 12.3)
LCHlch(85.8 20.6 36.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.884 0.060 32.3)
Decimal16698304
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.796 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fecbc0;
background-color: #fecbc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fecbc0] bg-[#fecbc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fecbc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.796, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fecbc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFECBC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 203, 254)

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 #fecbc0 · 14.52:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.52:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fecbc0 as text scores 1.45:1 on white and 14.52:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fecbc0 on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fecbc0 on black: 14.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D6D1BF
deuteranopia · #E2DAC0
tritanopia · #FFC5C8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fecbc0 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.

#FDF3F1
#FCE8E4
#fecbc0
#FDA491
#FC7659
#FC4822
#F12E04
#C92603
#A11E03
#741A07
#481004
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF3F1Darkest = 950 · #481004
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF3F1;
  --brand-100: #FCE8E4;
  --brand-200: #fecbc0;
  --brand-300: #FDA491;
  --brand-400: #FC7659;
  --brand-500: #FC4822;
  --brand-600: #F12E04;
  --brand-700: #C92603;
  --brand-800: #A11E03;
  --brand-900: #741A07;
  --brand-950: #481004;
  --brand: #fecbc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fecbc0

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#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC8C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B594B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CCBC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E1802
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFEAE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241714
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 #fecbc0

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#C0F3FE
Analogous left#FEC0D4
Analogous right#FEEAC0
Split-complement 1#C0FEEA
Split-complement 2#C0D4FE
Triadic 1#C0FECB
Triadic 2#CBC0FE
Tetradic#D4FEC0

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green79.6%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.1%
Yellow24.4%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fecbc0 text on a black background

contrast 14.52:1

Card sample

#fecbc0 text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fecbc0;
Background color
Panel with #fecbc0 background
background-color: #fecbc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fecbc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 203, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 203, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fecbc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fecbc0, #FEF4C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fecbc0

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.

#fecbc0 in the real world

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

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#fecbc0, answered

What color is #fecbc0?

#fecbc0 is a pale electric red, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 11° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fecbc0?

rgb(254, 203, 192) — 254 red, 203 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 79.6% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #fecbc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6759 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 14.52:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fecbc0?

Black. It scores 14.52:1 against #fecbc0, versus 1.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fecbc0?

#C0F3FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0FEEA and #C0D4FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fecbc0?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC8C0 for borders, #9B594B for secondary text, #00CCBC as an accent and #7E1802 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEC0D4 and #FEEAC0 stays calm, while #C0F3FE is the loudest partner.

What is #fecbc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 0%). 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 #fecbc0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 11 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FED7C0; nudged cooler, #FFC0CC.

Work with #fecbc0 in the Color Lab