Skip to content

#FCD9AB Color

#FCD9AB is rgb(252, 217, 171) in RGB, hsl(34, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 32%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FCD9AB
HEX#FCD9AB
RGBrgb(252, 217, 171)
HSLhsl(34, 93%, 83%)
HSVhsv(34, 32%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 32%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.071 74.3)
LABlab(88.86% 7.83 27.47)
LCHlch(88.86% 28.57 74.09)

What #FCD9AB 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 #FCD9AB, 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.

#FCD9AB Channel Values

How #FCD9AB 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 217 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 93% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 32% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 32% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FCD9AB 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FCD9AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FCD9AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FCD9AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FCD9AB

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 #FCD9AB.

How #FCD9AB 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#FCD9AB
Protanopia#DFDFAB
Protanomaly#EBDDAB
Deuteranopia#E5E5AA
Deuteranomaly#EFE1AA
Tritanopia#FFD4D4
Tritanomaly#FED6C5
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FCD9AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fcd9ab: #FCD9AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FCD9AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fcd9ab': '#FCD9AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.851, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_fcd9ab">#FCD9AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FCD9AB"

More Orange Colors

#FCD9AB sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FCD9AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FCD9AB?

#FCD9AB is a lightest orange — rgb(252, 217, 171) in RGB and hsl(34, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #FCD9AB?

#FCD9AB is rgb(252, 217, 171) — red 252, green 217, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FCD9AB?

#FCD9AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 32%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FCD9AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FCD9AB scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FCD9AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FCD9AB 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 2.16, which is below the threshold most people can see.

Open #FCD9AB in a Tool

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.