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#FCC7AB Color

#FCC7AB is rgb(252, 199, 171) in RGB, hsl(21, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC7AB
HEX#FCC7AB
RGBrgb(252, 199, 171)
HSLhsl(21, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(21, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.072 49.2)
LABlab(84.52% 16.67 21.65)
LCHlch(84.52% 27.32 52.40)

What #FCC7AB 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 #FCC7AB, 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.

#FCC7AB Channel Values

How #FCC7AB 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 199 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC7AB 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCC7AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC7AB; 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 #FCC7AB

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 #FCC7AB.

How #FCC7AB 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#FCC7AB
Protanopia#D1D1AB
Protanomaly#E4CDAB
Deuteranopia#DADAA9
Deuteranomaly#E9D3AA
Tritanopia#FEC4C4
Tritanomaly#FDC5BA
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC7AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc7ab: #FCC7AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC7AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc7ab': '#FCC7AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.780, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_fcc7ab">#FCC7AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCC7AB"

More Orange Colors

#FCC7AB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCC7AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC7AB?

#FCC7AB is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 199, 171) in RGB and hsl(21, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #FCC7AB?

#FCC7AB is rgb(252, 199, 171) — red 252, green 199, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC7AB?

#FCC7AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC7AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC7AB scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC7AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC7AB 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 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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