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#FCB382 Color

#FCB382 is rgb(252, 179, 130) in RGB, hsl(24, 95%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCB382
HEX#FCB382
RGBrgb(252, 179, 130)
HSLhsl(24, 95%, 75%)
HSVhsv(24, 48%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.107 54.6)
LABlab(79.23% 23.39 36.10)
LCHlch(79.23% 43.02 57.06)

What #FCB382 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 #FCB382, 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.

#FCB382 Channel Values

How #FCB382 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 95% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 48% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 48% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCB382 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCB382

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCB382; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCB382

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 #FCB382.

How #FCB382 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#FCB382
Protanopia#C2C281
Protanomaly#DCBC82
Deuteranopia#CFCF7E
Deuteranomaly#E2C480
Tritanopia#FFAEAE
Tritanomaly#FEB09E
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCB382 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcb382: #FCB382;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCB382;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcb382': '#FCB382' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.702, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_fcb382">#FCB382</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCB382"

More Orange Colors

#FCB382 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCB382 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCB382?

#FCB382 is a light orange — rgb(252, 179, 130) in RGB and hsl(24, 95%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #FCB382?

#FCB382 is rgb(252, 179, 130) — red 252, green 179, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCB382?

#FCB382 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCB382 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCB382 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCB382 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCB382 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 10.9, which is visibly different.

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