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#FCA779 Color

#FCA779 is rgb(252, 167, 121) in RGB, hsl(21, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 52%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA779
HEX#FCA779
RGBrgb(252, 167, 121)
HSLhsl(21, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(21, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 52%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.118 48.9)
LABlab(76.39% 28.80 37.22)
LCHlch(76.39% 47.06 52.27)

What #FCA779 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 #FCA779, 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.

#FCA779 Channel Values

How #FCA779 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 167 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 52% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA779 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCA779

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA779; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCA779

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 #FCA779.

How #FCA779 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#FCA779
Protanopia#B9B978
Protanomaly#D7B279
Deuteranopia#C8C874
Deuteranomaly#DFBC76
Tritanopia#FFA2A2
Tritanomaly#FEA493
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA779 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fca779: #FCA779;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA779;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca779': '#FCA779' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.655, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_fca779">#FCA779</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA779"

More Orange Colors

#FCA779 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCA779 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA779?

#FCA779 is a light orange — rgb(252, 167, 121) in RGB and hsl(21, 96%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #FCA779?

#FCA779 is rgb(252, 167, 121) — red 252, green 167, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA779?

#FCA779 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 52%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA779 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA779 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA779 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA779 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 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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