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#FCD393 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCD393 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FCD393 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.

#FCD393 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92BAFC; it also sits naturally between #FC9E92 and #F0FC92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FCD393 · RGB 252, 211, 147

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Color values

HEX#FCD393
RGB252, 211, 147
HSL37°, 95%, 78%
HSV37°, 42%, 99%
CMYK0%, 16%, 42%, 1%
XYZ68.71, 69.39, 37.38
Yxy69.39, 0.3915, 0.3954
CIE-Lab86.70, 6.07, 37.03
Hunter Lab83.30, 5.99, 28.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 83% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 42% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FCD393 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FCD393 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FCD393

.text { color: #FCD393; }
.background { background-color: #FCD393; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD393; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 211, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 95%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD393; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 211, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD393; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 211, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD393">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD393">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCD393

#FBC56F#FAB647#F9A824#EF9606#CC8005#A96A04#815103#5E3B02#372201#140C01

Tints of #FCD393

#FCD79C#FDDBA5#FDDDAA#FDE1B4#FDE5BE#FEE9C8#FEEDD2#FEEFD7#FEF3E1#FEF7EB

Tones of #FCD393

#F4D299#EDD0A1#E5CEA9#DECCB0#D6CAB8#CFC9BF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92BAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #FCD393: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD393

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 #FCD393: ·

How #FCD393 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAA2Deuteranopia · #EDF0A6Tritanopia · #FAAFB1

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 #FCD393 rather than the exact color:

Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette Dbd0c0
#DBD0C0 · #FAEEE0 · #F9E4C8 · #F9CF93
Palette 83a2ff
#83A2FF · #B4BDFF · #FFE3BB · #FFD28F
Palette 333d6d
#333D6D · #723EC3 · #FFCF95 · #FFF0D9
Palette Ff8080
#FF8080 · #FFCF96 · #F6FDC3 · #CDFAD5

Similar colors

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

#FFD495#FAD691#F9CF93#FFD28F#FFCF95#FFCF96#FFD18E#FAD996#FFD099#F6D198#FFCE99#FFD38B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FCD392  ·  #FCD394 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD393?

#FCD393 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 211, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD393?

#FCD393 is RGB 252, 211, 147 — HSL 37°, 95%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 42%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD393?

Its complement is #92BAFC; analogous partners are #FC9E92 and #F0FC92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD393 for text?

Black text on #FCD393 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.