Information about #FCE5AE color

#FCE5AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FCE5AE belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 229, 174) — 98.8% red, 89.8% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 31 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FCE5AE reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Peach (#FFE5AD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Peach Yellow (#FADFAD) and Peach (#FFE5B4).

The recipe behind #FCE5AE is rgb(252, 229, 174), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FCE5AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. No one has named #FCE5AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FCE5AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FCE5AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FCE5AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Peach Yellow color link
Peach Yellow

#FADFAD

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Navajo White color link
Navajo White

#FFDEAD

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Cape Honey color link
Cape Honey

#FEE0A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCE5AE
  • RGB252, 229, 174
  • CMYK0, 9, 31, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 229, 174)
  • HSL42°, 93%, 84%
  • HSL Precise42.308°, 92.857%, 83.529%
  • HSV42°, 31%, 99%
  • HSB42°, 31%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.898, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.898, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.898, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCE5AE
  • DECIMAL ID16573870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01