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#FCAB54 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCAB54 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 #FCAB54 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.

#FCAB54 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 #54A5FC; it also sits naturally between #FC5754 and #FAFC54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCAB54 · RGB 252, 171, 84

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Color values

HEX#FCAB54
RGB252, 171, 84
HSL31°, 97%, 66%
HSV31°, 67%, 99%
CMYK0%, 32%, 67%, 1%
XYZ56.31, 50.46, 15.16
Yxy50.46, 0.4618, 0.4139
CIE-Lab76.35, 21.87, 55.57
Hunter Lab71.04, 21.31, 34.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 67% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCAB54 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCAB54 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCAB54

.text { color: #FCAB54; }
.background { background-color: #FCAB54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAB54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 171, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAB54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 171, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAB54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 171, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCAB54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAB54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCAB54

#FC9C36#FB8D18#EC7C04#CE6C03#B05C03#924C02#743D02#502A01#321A01#140B00

Tints of #FCAB54

#FDB363#FDBA72#FDC181#FDC990#FED0A0#FED8AF#FEDFBE#FEE6CD#FEEEDC#FFF5EB

Tones of #FCAB54

#F0AB60#E4AA6C#D8AA79#CDAA84#C1A990#B4A99C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #54A5FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCAB54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAB54

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 #FCAB54: ·

How #FCAB54 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D869Deuteranopia · #DEE46ETritanopia · #F87A7D

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCAB54 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Palette Ff5a5a
#FF5A5A · #FF8B5A · #FFA95A · #FFD45A
Palette 003092
#003092 · #00879E · #FFAB5B · #FFF2DB
Palette 454545
#454545 · #FF6000 · #FFA559 · #FFE6C7
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF

Similar colors

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

#FFAE56#FAAD4E#FFA95A#FFAB5B#FFA559#FBB14E#F4AE52#F3A953#F8B259#FFA45B#FEB05D#FFA259

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCAB53  ·  #FCAB55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCAB54?

#FCAB54 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 171, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAB54?

#FCAB54 is RGB 252, 171, 84 — HSL 31°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 67%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCAB54?

Its complement is #54A5FC; analogous partners are #FC5754 and #FAFC54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCAB54 for text?

Black text on #FCAB54 has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.