Palettes / Colors / #FCA76F

#FCA76F — Light Vivid Orange

#FCA76F is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FCA76F 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.

#FCA76F 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 #6EC3FC; it also sits naturally between #FC6E7C and #FCEE6E. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 56% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCA76F

.text { color: #FCA76F; }
.background { background-color: #FCA76F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA76F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 167, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 96%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA76F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 167, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA76F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 167, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA76F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA76F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EC3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCA76F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA76F

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 #FCA76F 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 #FCA76F 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

← #FCA76E  ·  #FCA770 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA76F?

#FCA76F is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 167, 111). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA76F?

#FCA76F is RGB 252, 167, 111 — HSL 24°, 96%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 56%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA76F?

Its complement is #6EC3FC; analogous partners are #FC6E7C and #FCEE6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA76F for text?

Black text on #FCA76F has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.