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#FCBF64 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBF64 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 #FCBF64 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.

#FCBF64 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 #64A1FC; it also sits naturally between #FC7364 and #EDFC64. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBF64 · RGB 252, 191, 100

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Color values

HEX#FCBF64
RGB252, 191, 100
HSL36°, 96%, 69%
HSV36°, 60%, 99%
CMYK0%, 24%, 60%, 1%
XYZ61.08, 58.88, 20.20
Yxy58.88, 0.4358, 0.4201
CIE-Lab81.22, 12.40, 53.56
Hunter Lab76.73, 12.09, 35.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 60% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBF64 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBF64 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBF64

.text { color: #FCBF64; }
.background { background-color: #FCBF64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBF64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 96%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBF64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBF64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBF64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBF64">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBF64

#FBB346#FBA423#FA9805#D78304#B97004#965B03#784902#553402#372101#140C00

Tints of #FCBF64

#FCC573#FCC97D#FDD08C#FDD69B#FDDCAA#FDE0B4#FEE6C3#FEECD2#FEF1DC#FFF7EB

Tones of #FCBF64

#F1BD6F#E6BB79#DBB984#D0B690#C5B49B#BBB2A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64A1FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBF64: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBF64

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 #FCBF64: ·

How #FCBF64 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E17ADeuteranopia · #E5EA7FTritanopia · #F98B8F

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 #FCBF64 rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f27ff
#7F27FF · #9F70FD · #FDBF60 · #FF8911
Palette 605678
#605678 · #8ABFA3 · #FFBF61 · #FFE6A5
Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette 2a0944
#2A0944 · #3B185F · #A12568 · #FEC260
Palette Fffaf0
#FFFAF0 · #E03F4F · #81912F · #F8C463
Palette 6c0345
#6C0345 · #DC6B19 · #F7C566 · #FFF8DC

Similar colors

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

#FDBF60#FFBF61#FFBB64#FEC260#F8C463#F7C566#FFC764#FFBB5C#FFC55C#F5C16C#F6C862#FAB95B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBF63  ·  #FCBF65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBF64?

#FCBF64 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 191, 100). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBF64?

#FCBF64 is RGB 252, 191, 100 — HSL 36°, 96%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 60%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBF64?

Its complement is #64A1FC; analogous partners are #FC7364 and #EDFC64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBF64 for text?

Black text on #FCBF64 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.