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#FCA054 Color

#FCA054 is rgb(252, 160, 84) in RGB, hsl(27, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 67%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA054
HEX#FCA054
RGBrgb(252, 160, 84)
HSLhsl(27, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(27, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 67%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.142 58)
LABlab(74.44% 30.41 53.46)
LCHlch(74.44% 61.50 60.37)

What #FCA054 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FCA054, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FCA054 Channel Values

How #FCA054 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 252 · G 160 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 67% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA054 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCA054 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCA054

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA054; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCA054

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCA054.

How #FCA054 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FCA054
Protanopia#B4B453
Protanomaly#D5AC53
Deuteranopia#C5C54C
Deuteranomaly#DDB74F
Tritanopia#FF9999
Tritanomaly#FE9C83
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA054 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fca054: #FCA054;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA054;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca054': '#FCA054' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.627, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_fca054">#FCA054</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA054"

More Orange Colors

#FCA054 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCA054 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA054?

#FCA054 is a light orange — rgb(252, 160, 84) in RGB and hsl(27, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #FCA054?

#FCA054 is rgb(252, 160, 84) — red 252, green 160, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA054?

#FCA054 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 67%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA054 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA054 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA054 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA054 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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