HEX atlas value

#FC9F69

#FC9F69 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 159, 105, HSL 22, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.4651, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FC9F69 Sample readable text

HEX #FC9F69

RGB rgb(252, 159, 105)

HSL hsl(22 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 37, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.4651

Contrast Black 10.3:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-fc9f69: #FC9F69;
.background-fc9f69 { background-color: #FC9F69; }
.text-fc9f69 { color: #FC9F69; }

Luminance0.4651

Black text10.3:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA 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":"#FC9F69","rgb":[252,159,105],"hsl":[22,96,70],"cmyk":[0,37,58,1],"luminance":0.4651,"contrast":{"black":10.3,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCE869","hex":"#FCE869","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FED9C3","hex":"#FED9C3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.93,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#69C6FC","hex":"#69C6FC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.08,"contrastWhite":1.89,"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":"#FF9E66","hex":"#FF9E66","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","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/fc9f69.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#69C6FC","analogous":["#FC697D","#FCE869"],"triadic":["#69FC9F","#9F69FC"],"tetradic":["#7DFC69","#69C6FC","#E869FC"],"splitComplementary":["#69FCE8","#697DFC"],"monochromatic":["#FED9C3","#FC9F69","#FA650F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FED9C3","dark":"#FA650F","saturated":"#FF9E66","desaturated":"#EBA37A","pastel":"#FDEFE8","neon":"#FFB88F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":17.291616465790582},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":27.03701166919155},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":32.341923257592455},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":35.369478367654786}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FC9F69

#FC9F69 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FC9F69 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 159, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.4651, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.3:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FC9F69 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCE869#000000 text · best 16.89:1#FCE869

#FED9C3#000000 text · best 15.93:1#FED9C3

#69C6FC#000000 text · best 11.08:1#69C6FC

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

#FF9E66#000000 text · best 10.33:1#FF9E66

Generated Palette

#FC9F69#FC9F69

#69C6FC#69C6FC

#FC697D#FC697D

#FCE869#FCE869

#FED9C3#FED9C3

#FA650F#FA650F

Color Harmonies

#69C6FC#69C6FC

#FC697D#FC697D

#FCE869#FCE869

#69FC9F#69FC9F

#9F69FC#9F69FC

Variants

#FED9C3#FED9C3

#FA650F#FA650F

#FF9E66#FF9E66

#EBA37A#EBA37A

#FDEFE8#FDEFE8

#FFB88F#FFB88F

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#FC9F69

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FC9F69

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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