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#FCA855 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCA855 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FCA855 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.

#FCA855 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 #54A8FC; it also sits naturally between #FC5454 and #FCFC54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCA855 · RGB 252, 168, 85

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Color values

HEX#FCA855
RGB252, 168, 85
HSL30°, 97%, 66%
HSV30°, 66%, 99%
CMYK0%, 33%, 66%, 1%
XYZ55.79, 49.36, 15.18
Yxy49.36, 0.4636, 0.4102
CIE-Lab75.67, 23.49, 54.35
Hunter Lab70.25, 22.91, 33.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 66% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 66% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCA855 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCA855 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCA855

.text { color: #FCA855; }
.background { background-color: #FCA855; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCA855; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 168, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCA855; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 168, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCA855; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 168, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCA855">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCA855">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCA855

#FC9936#FB8A18#EC7804#CE6903#B05903#924A02#743B02#502901#321A01#140A00

Tints of #FCA855

#FDB063#FDB872#FDBF81#FDC790#FECFA0#FED6AF#FEDEBE#FEE6CD#FEEDDC#FFF5EB

Tones of #FCA855

#F0A860#E4A86C#D8A879#CDA884#C1A890#B4A89C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54A8FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCA855: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCA855

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FCA855: ·

How #FCA855 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D769Deuteranopia · #DDE36ETritanopia · #F8797C

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCA855 rather than the exact color:

Palette 454545
#454545 · #FF6000 · #FFA559 · #FFE6C7
Palette Ff5a5a
#FF5A5A · #FF8B5A · #FFA95A · #FFD45A
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Palette 003092
#003092 · #00879E · #FFAB5B · #FFF2DB
Vivid Ruby
#FFEDB9 · #FFCB56 · #FFA259 · #FF7E7E
Palette Ffa45b
#FFA45B · #FFDA77 · #FBF6F0 · #AEE6E6

Similar colors

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

#FFA559#FFA95A#FFAE56#FFAB5B#FFA259#FFA45B#FAAD4E#F3A953#F4AE52#FFA24C#F2A65A#FBB14E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCA854  ·  #FCA856 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCA855?

#FCA855 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 168, 85). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCA855?

#FCA855 is RGB 252, 168, 85 — HSL 30°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 66%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCA855?

Its complement is #54A8FC; analogous partners are #FC5454 and #FCFC54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCA855 for text?

Black text on #FCA855 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.