Skip to content

#FCA554 Color

#FCA554 is rgb(252, 165, 84) in RGB, hsl(29, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 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 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA554
HEX#FCA554
RGBrgb(252, 165, 84)
HSLhsl(29, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(29, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 67%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.141 61.3)
LABlab(75.56% 27.93 54.65)
LCHlch(75.56% 61.37 62.93)

What #FCA554 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 #FCA554, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.31Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.67Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.08Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.17Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 11.15Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 11.71

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

#FCA554 Channel Values

How #FCA554 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 165 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 67% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA554 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCA554 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCA554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA554; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCA554
Complementary
#54ABFC
Analogous
#FC5457
Analogous
#FCFA54
Triadic
#54FCA5
Triadic
#A554FC
Split comp.
#54FCFA
Split comp.
#5457FC

Tints & Shades of #FCA554

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

#FDB36D
#FDBD81
#FDCA9B
#FED5AF
#FEE2C8
#FEEDDC

Shades

#FC8E27
#F17604
#C46003
#9C4C02
#6F3602
#412001

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCA554.

How #FCA554 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#FCA554
Protanopia#B8B853
Protanomaly#D7B153
Deuteranopia#C7C74C
Deuteranomaly#DEBB4F
Tritanopia#FF9E9E
Tritanomaly#FEA186
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA554 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fca554: #FCA554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca554': '#FCA554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.647, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_fca554">#FCA554</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA554"

More Orange Colors

#FCA554 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FCA554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA554?

#FCA554 is a light orange — rgb(252, 165, 84) in RGB and hsl(29, 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 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #FCA554?

#FCA554 is rgb(252, 165, 84) — red 252, green 165, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA554?

#FCA554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 67%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA554 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA554 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA554 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #FCA554 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.