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#FCA854 Color

#FCA854 is rgb(252, 168, 84) in RGB, hsl(30, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCA854
HEX#FCA854
RGBrgb(252, 168, 84)
HSLhsl(30, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(30, 67%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.14 63.3)
LABlab(76.23% 26.43 55.36)
LCHlch(76.23% 61.35 64.48)

What #FCA854 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 #FCA854, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.21Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.21Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.83Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 9.91Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 10.19Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 10.66

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

#FCA854 Channel Values

How #FCA854 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 168 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 67% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 67% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCA854 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCA854 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCA854

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCA854; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCA854
Complementary
#54A8FC
Analogous
#FC5454
Analogous
#FCFC54
Triadic
#54FCA8
Triadic
#A854FC
Split comp.
#54FCFC
Split comp.
#5454FC

Tints & Shades of #FCA854

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

#FDB56D
#FDBF81
#FDCC9B
#FED6AF
#FEE3C8
#FEEDDC

Shades

#FC9127
#F17A04
#C46303
#9C4F02
#6F3802
#412101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCA854.

How #FCA854 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#FCA854
Protanopia#BABA53
Protanomaly#D8B353
Deuteranopia#C9C94C
Deuteranomaly#DFBD4F
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FFA388
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCA854 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fca854: #FCA854;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCA854;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fca854': '#FCA854' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.659, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_fca854">#FCA854</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCA854"

More Orange Colors

#FCA854 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FCA854 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCA854?

#FCA854 is a light orange — rgb(252, 168, 84) in RGB and hsl(30, 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #FCA854?

#FCA854 is rgb(252, 168, 84) — red 252, green 168, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCA854?

#FCA854 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCA854 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCA854 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCA854 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCA854 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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