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#FCA573 Color

#FCA573 is rgb(252, 165, 115) in RGB, hsl(22, 96%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 54%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA573
HEX#FCA573
RGBrgb(252, 165, 115)
HSLhsl(22, 96%, 72%)
HSVhsv(22, 54%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 54%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.122 50.2)
LABlab(75.87% 29.44 39.69)
LCHlch(75.87% 49.41 53.44)

What #FCA573 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 #FCA573, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.21Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 5.99Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 7.89Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.64Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.65Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.7

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

#FCA573 Channel Values

How #FCA573 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 96% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 54% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 54% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA573 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCA573 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCA573

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA573; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCA573
Complementary
#73CAFC
Analogous
#FC7385
Analogous
#FCEA73
Triadic
#73FCA5
Triadic
#A573FC
Split comp.
#73FCEA
Split comp.
#7385FC

Tints & Shades of #FCA573

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

#FDB287
#FDBC96
#FDC9AA
#FED5BE
#FEE2D2
#FEECE1

Shades

#FB8541
#FA6814
#D75204
#A53F03
#732C02
#461B01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCA573.

How #FCA573 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#FCA573
Protanopia#B8B872
Protanomaly#D7B172
Deuteranopia#C7C76E
Deuteranomaly#DEBB70
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FEA290
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA573 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fca573: #FCA573;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA573;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca573': '#FCA573' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.647, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_fca573">#FCA573</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA573"

More Orange Colors

#FCA573 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FCA573 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA573?

#FCA573 is a light orange — rgb(252, 165, 115) in RGB and hsl(22, 96%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #FCA573?

#FCA573 is rgb(252, 165, 115) — red 252, green 165, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA573?

#FCA573 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 54%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA573 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA573 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA573 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA573 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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