Palettes / Colors / #FC8563

#FC8563 — Light Vivid Orange

#FC8563 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #FC8563 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FC8563 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #64DBFC; it also sits naturally between #FC648F and #FCD164. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 52% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 61% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FC8563

.text { color: #FC8563; }
.background { background-color: #FC8563; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FC8563; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 133, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 96%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FC8563; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 133, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FC8563; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 133, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FC8563">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FC8563">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FC8563

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64DBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FC8563: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FC8563

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FC8563 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FC8563 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FC8562  ·  #FC8564 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FC8563?

#FC8563 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 133, 99). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FC8563?

#FC8563 is RGB 252, 133, 99 — HSL 13°, 96%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 61%, 1%.

What colors go with #FC8563?

Its complement is #64DBFC; analogous partners are #FC648F and #FCD164. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FC8563 for text?

Black text on #FC8563 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.