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#FCBF7E — Light Vivid Orange

#FCBF7E is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FCBF7E 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.

#FCBF7E 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 #7EBBFC; it also sits naturally between #FC807E and #FAFC7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCBF7E · RGB 252, 191, 126

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Color values

HEX#FCBF7E
RGB252, 191, 126
HSL31°, 95%, 74%
HSV31°, 50%, 99%
CMYK0%, 24%, 50%, 1%
XYZ62.54, 59.46, 27.92
Yxy59.46, 0.4172, 0.3966
CIE-Lab81.55, 14.44, 41.12
Hunter Lab77.11, 14.16, 29.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 75% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 50% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCBF7E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCBF7E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCBF7E

.text { color: #FCBF7E; }
.background { background-color: #FCBF7E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCBF7E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 191, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 95%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCBF7E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 191, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCBF7E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 191, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCBF7E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCBF7E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCBF7E

#FBAE5B#FA9C38#F98B15#E57906#C26705#9F5404#7C4203#5A2F02#371D01#140B01

Tints of #FCBF7E

#FCC488#FCC992#FDD0A1#FDD5AA#FDDAB4#FDDFBE#FEE4C8#FEEBD7#FEF0E1#FEF5EB

Tones of #FCBF7E

#F2BE87#EABE90#E1BE99#D8BEA2#CFBDAB#C6BDB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EBBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCBF7E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCBF7E

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 #FCBF7E: ·

How #FCBF7E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E18EDeuteranopia · #E5EA92Tritanopia · #F99A9D

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCBF7E rather than the exact color:

Palette F8bd7f
#F8BD7F · #00416D · #F5F1DA · #E3DFC8
Palette Fff78a
#FFF78A · #FFE382 · #FFC47E · #FFAD84
Palette 7b4019
#7B4019 · #FF7D29 · #FFBF78 · #FFEEA9
Palette Feffd2
#FEFFD2 · #FFEEA9 · #FFBF78 · #FF7D29
Palette 007065
#007065 · #00A79D · #F5C181 · #FFEECF
Palette 001f3d
#001F3D · #ED985F · #F7B980 · #E6E6E6

Similar colors

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

#F8BD7F#FFC47E#FFBF78#F5C181#F7B980#FDC086#FAC67A#FFBF86#F3BE7A#FCC97B#FEC288#FFC288

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCBF7D  ·  #FCBF7F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCBF7E?

#FCBF7E is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 191, 126). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCBF7E?

#FCBF7E is RGB 252, 191, 126 — HSL 31°, 95%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 50%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCBF7E?

Its complement is #7EBBFC; analogous partners are #FC807E and #FAFC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCBF7E for text?

Black text on #FCBF7E has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.