Palettes / Colors / #FCA697

#FCA697 — Light Vivid Red

#FCA697 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FCA697 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.

#FCA697 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #97EDFC; it also sits naturally between #FC97BA and #FCD997. 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 65% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCA697

.text { color: #FCA697; }
.background { background-color: #FCA697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 166, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 166, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 166, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA697">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97EDFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCA697: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA697

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 #FCA697 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 #FCA697 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA697?

#FCA697 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 252, 166, 151). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA697?

#FCA697 is RGB 252, 166, 151 — HSL 9°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA697?

Its complement is #97EDFC; analogous partners are #FC97BA and #FCD997. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA697 for text?

Black text on #FCA697 has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.