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#FCBF54 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBF54 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 #FCBF54 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.

#FCBF54 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 #5492FC; it also sits naturally between #FC6B54 and #E6FC54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBF54 · RGB 252, 191, 84

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Color values

HEX#FCBF54
RGB252, 191, 84
HSL38°, 97%, 66%
HSV38°, 67%, 99%
CMYK0%, 24%, 67%, 1%
XYZ60.38, 58.60, 16.52
Yxy58.60, 0.4456, 0.4325
CIE-Lab81.07, 11.41, 60.70
Hunter Lab76.55, 11.09, 38.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 67% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBF54 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBF54 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBF54

.text { color: #FCBF54; }
.background { background-color: #FCBF54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBF54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBF54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBF54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBF54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBF54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBF54

#FCB336#FBA818#EC9704#CE8403#B07003#925D02#744A02#503301#322001#140D00

Tints of #FCBF54

#FDC463#FDCA72#FDD081#FDD590#FEDBA0#FEE1AF#FEE6BE#FEECCD#FEF2DC#FFF7EB

Tones of #FCBF54

#F0BB60#E4B86C#D8B579#CDB284#C1AF90#B4AC9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5492FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBF54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBF54

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 #FCBF54: ·

How #FCBF54 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E16EDeuteranopia · #E5EA74Tritanopia · #F98287

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 #FCBF54 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Whisper
#110A1C · #FEFA38 · #57B8F9 · #FFC350
Palette Fc4100
#FC4100 · #FFC55A · #00215E · #2C4E80
Palette 799eff
#799EFF · #FEFFC4 · #FFDE63 · #FFBC4C
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Palette 1a3263
#1A3263 · #547792 · #FAB95B · #E8E2DB
Palette Fab95b
#FAB95B · #71A0A5 · #665C84 · #212121

Similar colors

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

#FFC350#FFC55A#FFBC4C#FFBB5C#FAB95B#FFC55C#FCBF49#FFB84C#F5C857#FFC85B#FDBF60#FFC349

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBF53  ·  #FCBF55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBF54?

#FCBF54 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 191, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBF54?

#FCBF54 is RGB 252, 191, 84 — HSL 38°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 67%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBF54?

Its complement is #5492FC; analogous partners are #FC6B54 and #E6FC54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBF54 for text?

Black text on #FCBF54 has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.