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#FCC14A Color

#FCC14A is rgb(252, 193, 74) in RGB, hsl(40, 97%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 71%, 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 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC14A
HEX#FCC14A
RGBrgb(252, 193, 74)
HSLhsl(40, 97%, 64%)
HSVhsv(40, 71%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 71%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.147 81.5)
LABlab(82.00% 13.64 65.51)
LCHlch(82.00% 66.91 78.24)

What #FCC14A 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 #FCC14A, 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 yellow in the library.

#FCC14A Channel Values

How #FCC14A 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 193 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 97% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 71% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 71% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC14A 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCC14A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCC14A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC14A; 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 #FCC14A

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 #FCC14A.

How #FCC14A 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#FCC14A
Protanopia#CDCD49
Protanomaly#E1C849
Deuteranopia#D7D743
Deuteranomaly#E7CF46
Tritanopia#FFB7B7
Tritanomaly#FFBB98
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC14A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc14a: #FCC14A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC14A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc14a': '#FCC14A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.757, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_fcc14a">#FCC14A</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCC14A"

More Yellow Colors

#FCC14A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCC14A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC14A?

#FCC14A is a light yellow — rgb(252, 193, 74) in RGB and hsl(40, 97%, 64%) 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 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #FCC14A?

#FCC14A is rgb(252, 193, 74) — red 252, green 193, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC14A?

#FCC14A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 71%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC14A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC14A scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC14A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC14A 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 11.23, which is visibly different.

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