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#FCBE55 Color

#FCBE55 is rgb(252, 190, 85) in RGB, hsl(38, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 66%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCBE55
HEX#FCBE55
RGBrgb(252, 190, 85)
HSLhsl(38, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(38, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 66%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.139 77.9)
LABlab(81.36% 15.53 60.28)
LCHlch(81.36% 62.25 75.55)

What #FCBE55 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 #FCBE55, 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.

#FCBE55 Channel Values

How #FCBE55 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 190 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 66% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCBE55 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCBE55 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCBE55

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCBE55; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FCBE55

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 #FCBE55.

How #FCBE55 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#FCBE55
Protanopia#CACA54
Protanomaly#E0C654
Deuteranopia#D5D54F
Deuteranomaly#E6CC51
Tritanopia#FFB5B5
Tritanomaly#FFB998
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCBE55 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcbe55: #FCBE55;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCBE55;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcbe55': '#FCBE55' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.745, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_fcbe55">#FCBE55</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCBE55"

More Orange Colors

#FCBE55 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCBE55 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCBE55?

#FCBE55 is a light orange — rgb(252, 190, 85) in RGB and hsl(38, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #FCBE55?

#FCBE55 is rgb(252, 190, 85) — red 252, green 190, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCBE55?

#FCBE55 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 66%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCBE55 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCBE55 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCBE55 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCBE55 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.51, which is visibly different.

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