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#FCBC69 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBC69 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 #FCBC69 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.

#FCBC69 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 #69A9FC; it also sits naturally between #FC7369 and #F2FC69. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBC69 · RGB 252, 188, 105

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Color values

HEX#FCBC69
RGB252, 188, 105
HSL34°, 96%, 70%
HSV34°, 58%, 99%
CMYK0%, 25%, 58%, 1%
XYZ60.68, 57.68, 21.30
Yxy57.68, 0.4345, 0.4130
CIE-Lab80.56, 14.31, 50.38
Hunter Lab75.95, 13.97, 33.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 74% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 58% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBC69 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBC69 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBC69

.text { color: #FCBC69; }
.background { background-color: #FCBC69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBC69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 188, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 96%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBC69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 188, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBC69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 188, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBC69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBC69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBC69

#FBAD46#FB9F28#FA9005#DC7F04#B96A04#965603#784502#553102#372001#140C00

Tints of #FCBC69

#FCC378#FCC782#FDCE91#FDD39B#FDD9AA#FEE0B9#FEE4C3#FEEBD2#FEEFDC#FFF6EB

Tones of #FCBC69

#F1BB74#E7BA7E#DDB888#D2B793#C7B59E#BDB4A8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69A9FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBC69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBC69

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 #FCBC69: ·

How #FCBC69 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E07DDeuteranopia · #E4E982Tritanopia · #F98D90

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 #FCBC69 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette 6aece1
#6AECE1 · #26CCC2 · #FFF57E · #FFB76C
Palette Fffbda
#FFFBDA · #FFEC9E · #FFBB70 · #ED9455
Palette 884a39
#884A39 · #C38154 · #FFC26F · #F9E0BB
Palette 605678
#605678 · #8ABFA3 · #FFBF61 · #FFE6A5
Palette Aa530e
#AA530E · #DF8931 · #F5C16C · #F3EDED

Similar colors

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

#FFBB64#FFB76C#FFBB70#FFC26F#FFBF61#F5C16C#FDBF60#FFBD73#FFB26B#F7C566#F8C463#FEC260

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBC68  ·  #FCBC6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBC69?

#FCBC69 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 188, 105). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBC69?

#FCBC69 is RGB 252, 188, 105 — HSL 34°, 96%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 58%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBC69?

Its complement is #69A9FC; analogous partners are #FC7369 and #F2FC69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBC69 for text?

Black text on #FCBC69 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.