HEX atlas value

#FC9A55

#FC9A55 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 154, 85, HSL 25, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.4446, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FC9A55 Sample readable text

HEX #FC9A55

RGB rgb(252, 154, 85)

HSL hsl(25 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 39, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.4446

Contrast Black 9.89:1White 2.12:1

CSS

--color-fc9a55: #FC9A55;
.background-fc9a55 { background-color: #FC9A55; }
.text-fc9a55 { color: #FC9A55; }

Luminance0.4446

Black text9.89:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA 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":"#FC9A55","rgb":[252,154,85],"hsl":[25,97,66],"cmyk":[0,39,66,1],"luminance":0.4446,"contrast":{"black":9.89,"white":2.12}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCEE54","hex":"#FCEE54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.5,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FED0AF","hex":"#FED0AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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"]},{"name":"#FF9A52","hex":"#FF9A52","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fc9a55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#54B6FC","analogous":["#FC5462","#FCEE54"],"triadic":["#54FC9A","#9A54FC"],"tetradic":["#62FC54","#54B6FC","#EE54FC"],"splitComplementary":["#54FCEE","#5462FC"],"monochromatic":["#FED0AF","#FC9A55","#F16704"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FED0AF","dark":"#F16704","saturated":"#FF9A52","desaturated":"#E99D67","pastel":"#FBE5D5","neon":"#FFB27A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":27.622454633866266},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":34.20526275297414},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":37.603191353926334},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":39}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC9A55

#FC9A55 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FC9A55 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 154, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg with 97% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.4446, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.89:1AA Pass

White text2.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC9A55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.89:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCEE54#000000 text · best 17.5:1#FCEE54

#FED0AF#000000 text · best 14.86:1#FED0AF

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

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

#FF9A52#000000 text · best 10:1#FF9A52

Generated Palette

#FC9A55#FC9A55

#54B6FC#54B6FC

#FC5462#FC5462

#FCEE54#FCEE54

#FED0AF#FED0AF

#F16704#F16704

Color Harmonies

#54B6FC#54B6FC

#FC5462#FC5462

#FCEE54#FCEE54

#54FC9A#54FC9A

#9A54FC#9A54FC

Variants

#FED0AF#FED0AF

#F16704#F16704

#FF9A52#FF9A52

#E99D67#E99D67

#FBE5D5#FBE5D5

#FFB27A#FFB27A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Coral#FF7F50

Butterscotch#E3963E

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Salmon#FA8072

#FC9A55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC9A55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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