#FCC97E Color

#FCC97E is rgb(252, 201, 126) in RGB, hsl(36, 95%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCC97E

HEX#FCC97E

RGBrgb(252, 201, 126)

HSLhsl(36, 95%, 74%)

HSVhsv(36, 50%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.109 76.1)

LABlab(84.38% 12.23 44.49)

LCHlch(84.38% 46.14 74.63)

What #FCC97E 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 #FCC97E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Topaz#FFC87CΔE 1.93 Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.31 Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 10.64 Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 11.39 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 11.45 Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 12.26

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#FCC97E Channel Values

How #FCC97E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 252 · G 201 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 36° · S 95% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 36° · S 50% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 50% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.52:1 vs white · 13.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCC97E 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCC97E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCC97E; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCC97E

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

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How #FCC97E 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#FCC97E

Protanopia#D3D37E

Protanomaly#E4CF7E

Deuteranopia#DCDC7B

Deuteranomaly#E9D47C

Tritanopia#FFC2C2

Tritanomaly#FFC5AB

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #FCC97E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcc97e: #FCC97E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCC97E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcc97e': '#FCC97E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.788, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_fcc97e">#FCC97E</color>

SVG fillfill="#FCC97E"

More Orange Colors

#FCC97E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#FCC97E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCC97E?

#FCC97E is a light orange — rgb(252, 201, 126) in RGB and hsl(36, 95%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.93.

What is the RGB value of #FCC97E?

#FCC97E is rgb(252, 201, 126) — red 252, green 201, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCC97E?

#FCC97E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 50%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCC97E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCC97E scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCC97E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCC97E 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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