Palettes / Colors / #FFC552

#FFC552 — Light Vivid Orange

#FFC552 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

#FFC552 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 #528BFF; it also sits naturally between #FF6F52 and #E2FF52. 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 100% · Green 77% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 68% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFC552

.text { color: #FFC552; }
.background { background-color: #FFC552; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFC552; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 197, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 100%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFC552; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 197, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFC552; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 197, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFC552">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFC552">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #528BFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFC552: #000000.

How #FFC552 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 #FFC552 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 #FFC552?

#FFC552 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 197, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFC552?

#FFC552 is RGB 255, 197, 82 — HSL 40°, 100%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 68%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFC552?

Its complement is #528BFF; analogous partners are #FF6F52 and #E2FF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFC552 for text?

Black text on #FFC552 has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.