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#FCBC54 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBC54 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 #FCBC54 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.

#FCBC54 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 #5495FC; it also sits naturally between #FC6854 and #E9FC54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBC54 · RGB 252, 188, 84

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Color values

HEX#FCBC54
RGB252, 188, 84
HSL37°, 97%, 66%
HSV37°, 67%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 67%, 1%
XYZ59.73, 57.30, 16.30
Yxy57.30, 0.4480, 0.4298
CIE-Lab80.35, 12.97, 59.92
Hunter Lab75.70, 12.61, 37.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 67% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBC54 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBC54 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBC54

.text { color: #FCBC54; }
.background { background-color: #FCBC54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBC54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBC54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBC54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBC54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBC54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBC54

#FCB036#FBA418#EC9304#CE8003#B06D03#925B02#744802#503201#321F01#140D00

Tints of #FCBC54

#FDC263#FDC872#FDCE81#FDD490#FEDAA0#FEDFAF#FEE5BE#FEEBCD#FEF1DC#FFF7EB

Tones of #FCBC54

#F0B960#E4B66C#D8B379#CDB184#C1AE90#B4AB9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5495FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBC54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBC54

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 #FCBC54: ·

How #FCBC54 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E06DDeuteranopia · #E4E973Tritanopia · #F98185

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 Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCBC54 rather than the exact color:

Palette 1a3263
#1A3263 · #547792 · #FAB95B · #E8E2DB
Palette Fab95b
#FAB95B · #71A0A5 · #665C84 · #212121
Palette 799eff
#799EFF · #FEFFC4 · #FFDE63 · #FFBC4C
Gentle Whisper
#110A1C · #FEFA38 · #57B8F9 · #FFC350
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Palette Ffb84c
#FFB84C · #F266AB · #A459D1 · #2CD3E1

Similar colors

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

#FAB95B#FFBC4C#FFC350#FFBB5C#FFB84C#FFC55A#FCBF49#F8B259#FDB44B#F8B64A#FDBF60#FFC55C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBC53  ·  #FCBC55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBC54?

#FCBC54 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 188, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBC54?

#FCBC54 is RGB 252, 188, 84 — HSL 37°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 67%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBC54?

Its complement is #5495FC; analogous partners are #FC6854 and #E9FC54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBC54 for text?

Black text on #FCBC54 has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.