HEX atlas value

#FCA17D

#FCA17D is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 161, 125, HSL 17, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.4767, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCA17D Sample readable text

HEX #FCA17D

RGB rgb(252, 161, 125)

HSL hsl(17 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.4767

Contrast Black 10.53:1White 1.99:1

CSS

--color-fca17d: #FCA17D;
.background-fca17d { background-color: #FCA17D; }
.text-fca17d { color: #FCA17D; }

Luminance0.4767

Black text10.53:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA 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":"#FCA17D","rgb":[252,161,125],"hsl":[17,95,74],"cmyk":[0,36,50,1],"luminance":0.4767,"contrast":{"black":10.53,"white":1.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEE2D7","hex":"#FEE2D7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.07,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCE07E","hex":"#FCE07E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#7ED8FC","hex":"#7ED8FC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.12,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDA88C","hex":"#EDA88C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.58,"contrastWhite":1.98,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Light Salmon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fca17d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7ED8FC","analogous":["#FC7E99","#FCE07E"],"triadic":["#7EFCA1","#A17EFC"],"tetradic":["#99FC7E","#7ED8FC","#E07EFC"],"splitComplementary":["#7EFCE0","#7E99FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEE2D7","#FCA17D","#F96124"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEE2D7","dark":"#F96124","saturated":"#FFA07A","desaturated":"#EDA88C","pastel":"#FEFCFA","neon":"#FFBDA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":4.358898943540674},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":30.23243291566195},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":34.84250278036869}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCA17D

#FCA17D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCA17D is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 252, 161, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 95% saturation and 74% 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 0.4767, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 4.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.53:1AA Pass

White text1.99:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCA17D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEE2D7#000000 text · best 17.07:1#FEE2D7

#FCE07E#000000 text · best 16.1:1#FCE07E

#7ED8FC#000000 text · best 13.12:1#7ED8FC

#EDA88C#000000 text · best 10.58:1#EDA88C

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

Generated Palette

#FCA17D#FCA17D

#7ED8FC#7ED8FC

#FC7E99#FC7E99

#FCE07E#FCE07E

#FEE2D7#FEE2D7

#F96124#F96124

Color Harmonies

#7ED8FC#7ED8FC

#FC7E99#FC7E99

#FCE07E#FCE07E

#7EFCA1#7EFCA1

#A17EFC#A17EFC

Variants

#FEE2D7#FEE2D7

#F96124#F96124

Light Salmon#FFA07A

#EDA88C#EDA88C

#FEFCFA#FEFCFA

#FFBDA3#FFBDA3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon#FA8072

#FCA17D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCA17D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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