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#FCD592 Color

#FCD592 is rgb(252, 213, 146) in RGB, hsl(38, 95%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD592
HEX#FCD592
RGBrgb(252, 213, 146)
HSLhsl(38, 95%, 78%)
HSVhsv(38, 42%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.095 80.6)
LABlab(87.53% 7.73 38.44)
LCHlch(87.53% 39.21 78.63)

What #FCD592 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 #FCD592, 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.

#FCD592 Channel Values

How #FCD592 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 213 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 95% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 42% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 42% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD592 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FCD592

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD592; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FCD592

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 #FCD592.

How #FCD592 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#FCD592
Protanopia#DCDC92
Protanomaly#EAD992
Deuteranopia#E3E390
Deuteranomaly#EDDD91
Tritanopia#FFCECE
Tritanomaly#FFD1B9
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD592 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd592: #FCD592;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD592;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd592': '#FCD592' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.835, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd592">#FCD592</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD592"

More Orange Colors

#FCD592 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD592 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD592?

#FCD592 is a light orange — rgb(252, 213, 146) in RGB and hsl(38, 95%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #FCD592?

#FCD592 is rgb(252, 213, 146) — red 252, green 213, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD592?

#FCD592 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD592 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD592 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD592 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD592 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 10.35, which is visibly different.

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