HEX atlas value

#FCA355

#FCA355 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 163, 85, HSL 28, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.4755, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCA355 Sample readable text

HEX #FCA355

RGB rgb(252, 163, 85)

HSL hsl(28 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 35, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.4755

Contrast Black 10.51:1White 2:1

CSS

--color-fca355: #FCA355;
.background-fca355 { background-color: #FCA355; }
.text-fca355 { color: #FCA355; }

Luminance0.4755

Black text10.51:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA 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":"#FCA355","rgb":[252,163,85],"hsl":[28,97,66],"cmyk":[0,35,66,1],"luminance":0.4755,"contrast":{"black":10.51,"white":2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.51,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF754","hex":"#FCF754","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.57,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FED4AF","hex":"#FED4AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA352","hex":"#FFA352","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"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","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/fca355.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#54AEFC","analogous":["#FC545A","#FCF754"],"triadic":["#54FCA3","#A354FC"],"tetradic":["#5AFC54","#54AEFC","#F754FC"],"splitComplementary":["#54FCF7","#545AFC"],"monochromatic":["#FED4AF","#FCA355","#F17204"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FED4AF","dark":"#F17204","saturated":"#FFA352","desaturated":"#E9A467","pastel":"#FBE7D5","neon":"#FFB87A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":13.638181696985855},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":36.373066958946424},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":36.46916505762094},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":37.242448899072144},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":41.352146256270665}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCA355

#FCA355 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCA355 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 163, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.4755, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.51:1AA Pass

White text2:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCA355 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.51:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF754#000000 text · best 18.57:1#FCF754

#FED4AF#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FED4AF

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFA352#000000 text · best 10.61:1#FFA352

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

Generated Palette

#FCA355#FCA355

#54AEFC#54AEFC

#FC545A#FC545A

#FCF754#FCF754

#FED4AF#FED4AF

#F17204#F17204

Color Harmonies

#54AEFC#54AEFC

#FC545A#FC545A

#FCF754#FCF754

#54FCA3#54FCA3

#A354FC#A354FC

Variants

#FED4AF#FED4AF

#F17204#F17204

#FFA352#FFA352

#E9A467#E9A467

#FBE7D5#FBE7D5

#FFB87A#FFB87A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Butterscotch#E3963E

Coral#FF7F50

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Buttercup#F3C13A

#FCA355

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCA355

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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