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#FCAC73 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCAC73 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 #FCAC73 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.

#FCAC73 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 #73C3FC; it also sits naturally between #FC737E and #FCF173. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCAC73 · RGB 252, 172, 115

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Color values

HEX#FCAC73
RGB252, 172, 115
HSL25°, 96%, 72%
HSV25°, 54%, 99%
CMYK0%, 32%, 54%, 1%
XYZ57.99, 51.44, 23.09
Yxy51.44, 0.4376, 0.3881
CIE-Lab76.94, 23.46, 40.98
Hunter Lab71.72, 23.01, 28.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 67% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 54% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCAC73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCAC73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCAC73

.text { color: #FCAC73; }
.background { background-color: #FCAC73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCAC73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 172, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 96%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCAC73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 172, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCAC73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 172, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCAC73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCAC73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCAC73

#FB9750#FB832D#FA710F#E16005#BE5104#9B4203#783302#5A2702#371801#140900

Tints of #FCAC73

#FCB27D#FDBB8C#FDC196#FDCAA5#FDD0AF#FED6B9#FEDEC8#FEE4D2#FEEDE1#FFF3EB

Tones of #FCAC73

#F2AE7D#E9AF86#DFB190#D5B39A#CBB4A4#C2B6AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #73C3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCAC73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCAC73

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 #FCAC73: ·

How #FCAC73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D981Deuteranopia · #DEE484Tritanopia · #F88C8E

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 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCAC73 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffab73
#FFAB73 · #FFD384 · #FFF9B0 · #FFAEC0
Palette 01204e
#01204E · #028391 · #F6DCAC · #FEAE6F
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78
Palette 22eaaa
#22EAAA · #B31E6F · #EE5A5A · #FFB174
Palette Ec6530
#EC6530 · #FFAE6E · #FFE3E3 · #8FDDDF

Similar colors

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

#FFAB73#FEAE6F#FAAB78#FFB174#FFAE6E#FFA673#F8A978#FFB26F#FDAF7B#F9B572#F6AD7B#FFB26B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCAC72  ·  #FCAC74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCAC73?

#FCAC73 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 172, 115). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCAC73?

#FCAC73 is RGB 252, 172, 115 — HSL 25°, 96%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 54%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCAC73?

Its complement is #73C3FC; analogous partners are #FC737E and #FCF173. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCAC73 for text?

Black text on #FCAC73 has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.