Palettes / Colors / #FCD797

#FCD797 — Light Vivid Orange

#FCD797 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 #FCD797 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.

#FCD797 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 #97BCFC; it also sits naturally between #FCA597 and #EEFC97. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 99% · Green 84% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 40% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCD797

.text { color: #FCD797; }
.background { background-color: #FCD797; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCD797; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 215, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCD797; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 215, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCD797; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 215, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCD797">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCD797">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FCD797

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97BCFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCD797: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCD797

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:

How #FCD797 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FCD797 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCD797?

#FCD797 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 252, 215, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCD797?

#FCD797 is RGB 252, 215, 151 — HSL 38°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 40%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCD797?

Its complement is #97BCFC; analogous partners are #FCA597 and #EEFC97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCD797 for text?

Black text on #FCD797 has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.