HEX atlas value

#FC8E69

#FC8E69 is a warm orange HEX color close to Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 142, 105, HSL 15, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.4106, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FC8E69 Sample readable text

HEX #FC8E69

RGB rgb(252, 142, 105)

HSL hsl(15 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.4106

Contrast Black 9.21:1White 2.28:1

CSS

--color-fc8e69: #FC8E69;
.background-fc8e69 { background-color: #FC8E69; }
.text-fc8e69 { color: #FC8E69; }

Luminance0.4106

Black text9.21:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#FC8E69","rgb":[252,142,105],"hsl":[15,96,70],"cmyk":[0,44,58,1],"luminance":0.4106,"contrast":{"black":9.21,"white":2.28}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.28,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FED2C3","hex":"#FED2C3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.22,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCD769","hex":"#FCD769","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.06,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#69D7FC","hex":"#69D7FC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.73,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.56,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fc8e69.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral-reef.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#69D7FC","analogous":["#FC698E","#FCD769"],"triadic":["#69FC8E","#8E69FC"],"tetradic":["#8EFC69","#69D7FC","#D769FC"],"splitComplementary":["#69FCD7","#698EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FED2C3","#FC8E69","#FA4A0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FED2C3","dark":"#FA4A0F","saturated":"#FF8C66","desaturated":"#EB967A","pastel":"#FDEDE8","neon":"#FFAB8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":16.76305461424021},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":25.079872407968907},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":26.720778431774775}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC8E69

#FC8E69 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FC8E69 is visually closest to Salmon, a named red color with HEX #FA8072.

The RGB channels are 252, 142, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 96% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.4106, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.21:1AA Pass

White text2.28:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC8E69 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.28:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FED2C3#000000 text · best 15.22:1#FED2C3

#FCD769#000000 text · best 15.06:1#FCD769

#69D7FC#000000 text · best 12.73:1#69D7FC

Light Salmon#000000 text · best 10.56:1#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Generated Palette

#FC8E69#FC8E69

#69D7FC#69D7FC

#FC698E#FC698E

#FCD769#FCD769

#FED2C3#FED2C3

#FA4A0F#FA4A0F

Color Harmonies

#69D7FC#69D7FC

#FC698E#FC698E

#FCD769#FCD769

#69FC8E#69FC8E

#8E69FC#8E69FC

Variants

#FED2C3#FED2C3

#FA4A0F#FA4A0F

#FF8C66#FF8C66

#EB967A#EB967A

#FDEDE8#FDEDE8

#FFAB8F#FFAB8F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

#FC8E69

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC8E69

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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