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#FCD29C Color

#FCD29C is rgb(252, 210, 156) in RGB, hsl(34, 94%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD29C
HEX#FCD29C
RGBrgb(252, 210, 156)
HSLhsl(34, 94%, 80%)
HSVhsv(34, 38%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.084 73.4)
LABlab(86.94% 9.97 32.61)
LCHlch(86.94% 34.11 73.00)

What #FCD29C 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 #FCD29C, 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.

#FCD29C Channel Values

How #FCD29C 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 210 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 94% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 38% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 38% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD29C 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD29C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD29C; 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 #FCD29C

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 #FCD29C.

How #FCD29C 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#FCD29C
Protanopia#DADA9C
Protanomaly#E8D79C
Deuteranopia#E1E19A
Deuteranomaly#ECDB9B
Tritanopia#FFCCCC
Tritanomaly#FFCFBB
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD29C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd29c: #FCD29C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD29C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd29c': '#FCD29C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.824, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd29c">#FCD29C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD29C"

More Orange Colors

#FCD29C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD29C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD29C?

#FCD29C is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 210, 156) in RGB and hsl(34, 94%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.08.

What is the RGB value of #FCD29C?

#FCD29C is rgb(252, 210, 156) — red 252, green 210, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD29C?

#FCD29C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 38%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD29C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD29C scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD29C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD29C 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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