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#FCBC92 Color

#FCBC92 is rgb(252, 188, 146) in RGB, hsl(24, 95%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 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 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCBC92
HEX#FCBC92
RGBrgb(252, 188, 146)
HSLhsl(24, 95%, 78%)
HSVhsv(24, 42%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.093 54.4)
LABlab(81.54% 20.05 30.75)
LCHlch(81.54% 36.71 56.89)

What #FCBC92 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 #FCBC92, 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.

#FCBC92 Channel Values

How #FCBC92 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 188 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 95% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 42% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 42% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCBC92 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCBC92

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCBC92; 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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Tints & Shades of #FCBC92

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCBC92.

How #FCBC92 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#FCBC92
Protanopia#C9C992
Protanomaly#DFC492
Deuteranopia#D4D48F
Deuteranomaly#E5CB90
Tritanopia#FFB7B7
Tritanomaly#FEB9AA
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCBC92 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcbc92: #FCBC92;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCBC92;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcbc92': '#FCBC92' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.737, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_fcbc92">#FCBC92</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCBC92"

More Orange Colors

#FCBC92 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCBC92 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCBC92?

#FCBC92 is a light orange — rgb(252, 188, 146) in RGB and hsl(24, 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 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #FCBC92?

#FCBC92 is rgb(252, 188, 146) — red 252, green 188, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCBC92?

#FCBC92 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 42%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCBC92 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCBC92 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCBC92 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCBC92 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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