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#FCBC56

#fcbc56 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcbc56 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 65.87% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 36.87°, with 96.51% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #5696fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #56e9fc
  3. #6956fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6956
  2. #fcbc56
  3. #e9fc56

Triadic

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #56fcbc
  3. #bc56fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #96fc56
  3. #5696fc
  4. #bc56fc

Square

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #56fc69
  3. #5696fc
  4. #fc56e9

Monochromatic

  1. #b67103
  2. #fb9e0b
  3. #fcbc56
  4. #fddaa1
  5. #fff7eb

Shades

#fcbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #e3a94d
  3. #ca9645
  4. #b0843c
  5. #977134
  6. #7e5e2b
  7. #654b22
  8. #4c381a
  9. #322611
  10. #191309
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #fcc367
  3. #fdc978
  4. #fdd089
  5. #fdd79a
  6. #fedeab
  7. #fee4bb
  8. #feebcc
  9. #fef2dd
  10. #fff8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbc56
  2. #f0b65a
  3. #e3b05e
  4. #d7aa63
  5. #caa467
  6. #be9e6b
  7. #b2986f
  8. #a59273
  9. #998c78
  10. #8c867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4be4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bd4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc758 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbc56 {
  color: #fcbc56;
}
Background
.bg-fcbc56 {
  background-color: #fcbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #fcbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbc56, #e9fc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.21 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.75 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 4.81 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.68 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.86 #0343a9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fcbc56  rgb(252, 188, 86)  hsl(37, 97%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#5696fc  rgb(86, 150, 252)  hsl(217, 97%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#56fcbc  rgb(86, 252, 188)  hsl(157, 97%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#bc56fc  rgb(188, 86, 252)  hsl(277, 97%, 66%)  Medium Orchid