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#FCB49C Color

#FCB49C is rgb(252, 180, 156) in RGB, hsl(15, 94%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 38%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCB49C
HEX#FCB49C
RGBrgb(252, 180, 156)
HSLhsl(15, 94%, 80%)
HSVhsv(15, 38%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 38%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.091 39.2)
LABlab(79.84% 24.82 23.24)
LCHlch(79.84% 34.01 43.12)

What #FCB49C 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 #FCB49C, 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.

#FCB49C Channel Values

How #FCB49C 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 180 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 94% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 38% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 38% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCB49C 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCB49C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCB49C; 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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Tints & Shades of #FCB49C

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 #FCB49C.

How #FCB49C 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#FCB49C
Protanopia#C3C39C
Protanomaly#DCBD9C
Deuteranopia#D0D099
Deuteranomaly#E3C59A
Tritanopia#FEB1B1
Tritanomaly#FDB2A9
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCB49C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcb49c: #FCB49C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCB49C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcb49c': '#FCB49C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.706, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_fcb49c">#FCB49C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCB49C"

More Orange Colors

#FCB49C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCB49C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCB49C?

#FCB49C is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 180, 156) in RGB and hsl(15, 94%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #FCB49C?

#FCB49C is rgb(252, 180, 156) — red 252, green 180, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCB49C?

#FCB49C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 38%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCB49C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCB49C scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCB49C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCB49C 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

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