Palettes / Colors / #FCBC57

#FCBC57 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBC57 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 #FCBC57 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.

#FCBC57 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 #5595FC; it also sits naturally between #FC6855 and #E8FC55. 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 74% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 65% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCBC57

.text { color: #FCBC57; }
.background { background-color: #FCBC57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBC57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 96%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBC57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBC57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBC57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBC57">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBC57

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5595FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCBC57: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBC57

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 #FCBC57 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 #FCBC57 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

← #FCBC56  ·  #FCBC58 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBC57?

#FCBC57 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 188, 87). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBC57?

#FCBC57 is RGB 252, 188, 87 — HSL 37°, 96%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 65%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBC57?

Its complement is #5595FC; analogous partners are #FC6855 and #E8FC55. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBC57 for text?

Black text on #FCBC57 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.