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#FCC6A1 Color

#FCC6A1 is rgb(252, 198, 161) in RGB, hsl(24, 94%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC6A1
HEX#FCC6A1
RGBrgb(252, 198, 161)
HSLhsl(24, 94%, 81%)
HSVhsv(24, 36%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.079 55.9)
LABlab(84.12% 16.29 26.34)
LCHlch(84.12% 30.97 58.26)

What #FCC6A1 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 #FCC6A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 1.94Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 6.62Nude#E3BC9AΔE 8.18Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.53Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 9.72Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 9.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FCC6A1 Channel Values

How #FCC6A1 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 198 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 94% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 36% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 36% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC6A1 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCC6A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCC6A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC6A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FCC6A1
Complementary
#A1D8FC
Analogous
#FCA1AA
Analogous
#FCF3A1
Triadic
#A1FCC5
Triadic
#C5A1FC
Split comp.
#A1FCF3
Split comp.
#A1AAFC

Tints & Shades of #FCC6A1

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

#FCCCAB
#FDD5BA
#FDDBC4
#FEE4D2
#FEEADC
#FEF3EB

Shades

#FAA46B
#F98334
#ED6307
#B74D06
#813604
#4A1F02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FCC6A1.

How #FCC6A1 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#FCC6A1
Protanopia#D1D1A1
Protanomaly#E3CCA1
Deuteranopia#DADA9F
Deuteranomaly#E8D2A0
Tritanopia#FFC2C2
Tritanomaly#FEC4B6
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC6A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc6a1: #FCC6A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC6A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc6a1': '#FCC6A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.776, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_fcc6a1">#FCC6A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCC6A1"

More Orange Colors

#FCC6A1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FCC6A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC6A1?

#FCC6A1 is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 198, 161) in RGB and hsl(24, 94%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (Crayola) (#FFCBA4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.94.

What is the RGB value of #FCC6A1?

#FCC6A1 is rgb(252, 198, 161) — red 252, green 198, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC6A1?

#FCC6A1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 36%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC6A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC6A1 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC6A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC6A1 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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