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#FCBC62 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBC62 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 #FCBC62 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.

#FCBC62 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 #64A3FC; it also sits naturally between #FC7164 and #EFFC64. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBC62 · RGB 252, 188, 98

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Color values

HEX#FCBC62
RGB252, 188, 98
HSL35°, 96%, 69%
HSV35°, 61%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 61%, 1%
XYZ60.33, 57.54, 19.48
Yxy57.54, 0.4392, 0.4189
CIE-Lab80.48, 13.83, 53.65
Hunter Lab75.86, 13.48, 35.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 61% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBC62 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBC62 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBC62

.text { color: #FCBC62; }
.background { background-color: #FCBC62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBC62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 96%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBC62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBC62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBC62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBC62">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBC62

#FBB046#FBA123#FA9405#D77F04#B96D04#965903#784702#553202#372101#140C00

Tints of #FCBC62

#FCC373#FCC77D#FDCE8C#FDD49B#FDDBAA#FDDFB4#FEE5C3#FEECD2#FEF0DC#FFF6EB

Tones of #FCBC62

#F1BB6F#E6B979#DBB784#D0B590#C5B49B#BBB2A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64A3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBC62: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBC62

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 #FCBC62: ·

How #FCBC62 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E078Deuteranopia · #E4E97DTritanopia · #F9898D

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 #FCBC62 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f27ff
#7F27FF · #9F70FD · #FDBF60 · #FF8911
Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette 605678
#605678 · #8ABFA3 · #FFBF61 · #FFE6A5
Palette 2a0944
#2A0944 · #3B185F · #A12568 · #FEC260
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Palette 1a3263
#1A3263 · #547792 · #FAB95B · #E8E2DB

Similar colors

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

#FDBF60#FFBB64#FFBF61#FEC260#FFBB5C#FAB95B#F8C463#F3B95F#F3B664#F7C566#FFC55C#FFB76C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBC61  ·  #FCBC63 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBC62?

#FCBC62 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 188, 98). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBC62?

#FCBC62 is RGB 252, 188, 98 — HSL 35°, 96%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 61%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBC62?

Its complement is #64A3FC; analogous partners are #FC7164 and #EFFC64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBC62 for text?

Black text on #FCBC62 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.