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#FCC8AC Color

#FCC8AC is rgb(252, 200, 172) 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 3.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC8AC
HEX#FCC8AC
RGBrgb(252, 200, 172)
HSLhsl(21, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(21, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.07 49.7)
LABlab(84.77% 16.27 21.47)
LCHlch(84.77% 26.93 52.85)

What #FCC8AC 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 #FCC8AC, 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.

#FCC8AC Channel Values

How #FCC8AC 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 200 · B 1728-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
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC8AC 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCC8AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC8AC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FCC8AC

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 #FCC8AC.

How #FCC8AC 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#FCC8AC
Protanopia#D2D2AC
Protanomaly#E4CEAC
Deuteranopia#DBDBAA
Deuteranomaly#E9D4AB
Tritanopia#FEC5C5
Tritanomaly#FDC6BB
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCC8AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc8ac: #FCC8AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC8AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc8ac': '#FCC8AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.784, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_fcc8ac">#FCC8AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCC8AC"

More Orange Colors

#FCC8AC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCC8AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC8AC?

#FCC8AC is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 200, 172) 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 3.29.

What is the RGB value of #FCC8AC?

#FCC8AC is rgb(252, 200, 172) — red 252, green 200, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC8AC?

#FCC8AC 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 #FCC8AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC8AC scores 1.5:1 against white and 14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC8AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC8AC 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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