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#fecdc0

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

RGB
254, 205, 192
HSL
13°, 97%, 88%
CMYK
0, 19, 24, 0
Luminance
0.6854

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fecdc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fecdc0
Hue
13°
red
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6854
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
10/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.71:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 8
Where it sits
Hue13° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool10% 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#fecdc0
RGBrgb(254, 205, 192)
HSLhsl(13, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 0%)
LABlab(86.3 15.4 13.0)
LCHlch(86.3 20.2 40.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.887 0.059 35.3)
Decimal16698816
Display P3color(display-p3 0.996 0.804 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fecdc0;
background-color: #fecdc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fecdc0] bg-[#fecdc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fecdc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.996, green: 0.804, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fecdc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFECDC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 205, 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 #fecdc0 · 14.71:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.71:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fecdc0 as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.71:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fecdc0 on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fecdc0 on black: 14.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D8D2BF
deuteranopia · #E3DCC0
tritanopia · #FFC7C9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fecdc0 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.

#FDF4F1
#FCE9E4
#fecdc0
#FDA791
#FC7C59
#FC5022
#F13604
#C92D03
#A12403
#741E07
#481204
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF4F1Darkest = 950 · #481204
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF4F1;
  --brand-100: #FCE9E4;
  --brand-200: #fecdc0;
  --brand-300: #FDA791;
  --brand-400: #FC7C59;
  --brand-500: #FC5022;
  --brand-600: #F13604;
  --brand-700: #C92D03;
  --brand-800: #A12403;
  --brand-900: #741E07;
  --brand-950: #481204;
  --brand: #fecdc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fecdc0

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#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC9C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B5B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#00CCC2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7E1C02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FFEBE6
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 #fecdc0

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#C0F1FE
Analogous left#FEC0D2
Analogous right#FEECC0
Split-complement 1#C0FEEC
Split-complement 2#C0D2FE
Triadic 1#C0FECD
Triadic 2#CDC0FE
Tetradic#D2FEC0

RGB percentages

Red99.6%
Green80.4%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow24.4%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#fecdc0 text on a black background

contrast 14.71:1

Card sample

#fecdc0 text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fecdc0;
Background color
Panel with #fecdc0 background
background-color: #fecdc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fecdc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(254, 205, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(254, 205, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fecdc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fecdc0, #FEF6C0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fecdc0

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.

#fecdc0 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.

#fecdc0, answered

What color is #fecdc0?

#fecdc0 is a pale electric red, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 8). It sits at 13° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fecdc0?

rgb(254, 205, 192) — 254 red, 205 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 99.6% / 80.4% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #fecdc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6854 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 14.71:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fecdc0?

Black. It scores 14.71:1 against #fecdc0, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fecdc0?

#C0F1FE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C0FEEC and #C0D2FE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fecdc0?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #EDC9C0 for borders, #9B5B4B for secondary text, #00CCC2 as an accent and #7E1C02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FEC0D2 and #FEECC0 stays calm, while #C0F1FE is the loudest partner.

What is #fecdc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 19%, 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 #fecdc0 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 10 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FED8C0; nudged cooler, #FFC0C9.

Work with #fecdc0 in the Color Lab