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#FCB392 Color

#FCB392 is rgb(252, 179, 146) in RGB, hsl(19, 95%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCB392
HEX#FCB392
RGBrgb(252, 179, 146)
HSLhsl(19, 95%, 78%)
HSVhsv(19, 42%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.097 45.2)
LABlab(79.45% 24.53 28.03)
LCHlch(79.45% 37.25 48.80)

What #FCB392 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 #FCB392, 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.

#FCB392 Channel Values

How #FCB392 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 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 95% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 42% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 42% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCB392 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCB392 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCB392

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCB392; 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 #FCB392

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 #FCB392.

How #FCB392 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#FCB392
Protanopia#C2C291
Protanomaly#DCBC92
Deuteranopia#CFCF8F
Deuteranomaly#E2C490
Tritanopia#FEAFAF
Tritanomaly#FDB1A4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCB392 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcb392: #FCB392;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCB392;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcb392': '#FCB392' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.702, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_fcb392">#FCB392</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCB392"

More Orange Colors

#FCB392 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCB392 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCB392?

#FCB392 is a light orange — rgb(252, 179, 146) in RGB and hsl(19, 95%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.96.

What is the RGB value of #FCB392?

#FCB392 is rgb(252, 179, 146) — red 252, green 179, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCB392?

#FCB392 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCB392 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCB392 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCB392 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCB392 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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