#FCC43E#FCC43E
#FCC43E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.155 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FCC43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 196, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 97%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 75%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 75.4%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.12, 7.77, 70.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.12, 71.02, 83.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.88% 0.0143 0.1546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.88% 0.155 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7582, 60.5274, 13.0394) |
| Luminance | 0.6052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 2.74
Marigold
#FCC006
ΔE00 2.75
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 2.86
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 2.92
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 2.98
Amber
#FFBF00
ΔE00 3.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FCC43E #3E76FC
analogous
#FC653E #FCC43E #D5FC3E
triadic
#FCC43E #3EFCC4 #C43EFC
tetradic
#FCC43E #3EFC65 #3E76FC #FC3ED5
square
#FCC43E #3EFC65 #3E76FC #FC3ED5
split-complementary
#FCC43E #3ED5FC #653EFC
monochromatic
#BD8603 #F9B104 #FCC43E #FDD67A #FEE9B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#FCC43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.10
#FCC43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FCC43E
13.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FCC43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FCC43E | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC427
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fcc43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(252, 196, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.155 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffd57c',
500: '#fcc43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fcc43e; $custom-light: #ffd57c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fcc43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 252,
"g": 196,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.316,
"s": 96.939,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84878,
"c": 0.1553,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.60523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FCC43E
secondary
#2450BA
accent
#44E600
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#19140A
muted
#87837D