Palettes / Colors / #FCB140

#FCB140 — Vivid Orange

#FCB140 is a orange color we call 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 #FCB140 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.

#FCB140 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 #408BFC; it also sits naturally between #FC5340 and #E9FC40. 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 69% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 75% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCB140

.text { color: #FCB140; }
.background { background-color: #FCB140; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCB140; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 177, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 97%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCB140; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 177, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCB140; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 177, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCB140">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCB140">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCB140

Tints of #FCB140

Tones of #FCB140

Color harmonies

Complementary — #408BFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCB140: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCB140

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 #FCB140 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 #FCB140 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

← #FCB13F  ·  #FCB141 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCB140?

#FCB140 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 177, 64). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCB140?

#FCB140 is RGB 252, 177, 64 — HSL 36°, 97%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 75%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCB140?

Its complement is #408BFC; analogous partners are #FC5340 and #E9FC40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCB140 for text?

Black text on #FCB140 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.