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#FCB36E Color

#FCB36E is rgb(252, 179, 110) in RGB, hsl(29, 96%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 56%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCB36E
HEX#FCB36E
RGBrgb(252, 179, 110)
HSLhsl(29, 96%, 71%)
HSVhsv(29, 56%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 56%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.121 63.2)
LABlab(79.00% 22.18 45.97)
LCHlch(79.00% 51.04 64.24)

What #FCB36E 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 #FCB36E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 5.49Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.67Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 5.71Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 5.91Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.78Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.94

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

#FCB36E Channel Values

How #FCB36E 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 179 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 96% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 56% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 56% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCB36E 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCB36E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCB36E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCB36E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCB36E
Complementary
#6EB7FC
Analogous
#FC6E70
Analogous
#FCFA6E
Triadic
#6EFCB3
Triadic
#B36EFC
Split comp.
#6EFCFA
Split comp.
#6E70FC

Tints & Shades of #FCB36E

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

#FCBD82
#FDC896
#FDD2AA
#FEDAB9
#FEE5CD
#FEEFE1

Shades

#FB983C
#FA810F
#D26804
#A55103
#733902
#462301

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCB36E.

How #FCB36E 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#FCB36E
Protanopia#C2C26D
Protanomaly#DCBC6E
Deuteranopia#CFCF69
Deuteranomaly#E2C46B
Tritanopia#FFACAC
Tritanomaly#FFAF97
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCB36E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcb36e: #FCB36E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCB36E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcb36e': '#FCB36E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.702, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_fcb36e">#FCB36E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCB36E"

More Orange Colors

#FCB36E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FCB36E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCB36E?

#FCB36E is a light orange — rgb(252, 179, 110) in RGB and hsl(29, 96%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #FCB36E?

#FCB36E is rgb(252, 179, 110) — red 252, green 179, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCB36E?

#FCB36E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 56%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCB36E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCB36E scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCB36E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCB36E 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 5.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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