HEX atlas value

#FCA969

#FCA969 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 169, 105, HSL 26, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.5009, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCA969 Sample readable text

HEX #FCA969

RGB rgb(252, 169, 105)

HSL hsl(26 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.5009

Contrast Black 11.02:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-fca969: #FCA969;
.background-fca969 { background-color: #FCA969; }
.text-fca969 { color: #FCA969; }

Luminance0.5009

Black text11.02:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#FCA969","rgb":[252,169,105],"hsl":[26,96,70],"cmyk":[0,33,58,1],"luminance":0.5009,"contrast":{"black":11.02,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF269","hex":"#FCF269","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.04,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEDCC3","hex":"#FEDCC3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.24,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.8,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA866","hex":"#FFA866","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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/fca969.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":"#69BCFC","analogous":["#FC6973","#FCF269"],"triadic":["#69FCA9","#A969FC"],"tetradic":["#73FC69","#69BCFC","#F269FC"],"splitComplementary":["#69FCF2","#6973FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEDCC3","#FCA969","#FA750F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEDCC3","dark":"#FA750F","saturated":"#FFA866","desaturated":"#EBAB7A","pastel":"#FDF1E8","neon":"#FFBF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":31.796226191169293},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":36.4828726939094},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":42}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCA969

#FCA969 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCA969 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 169, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.5009, 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 text11.02:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCA969 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF269#000000 text · best 18.04:1#FCF269

#FEDCC3#000000 text · best 16.24:1#FEDCC3

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

#FFA866#000000 text · best 11.04:1#FFA866

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Generated Palette

#FCA969#FCA969

#69BCFC#69BCFC

#FC6973#FC6973

#FCF269#FCF269

#FEDCC3#FEDCC3

#FA750F#FA750F

Color Harmonies

#69BCFC#69BCFC

#FC6973#FC6973

#FCF269#FCF269

#69FCA9#69FCA9

#A969FC#A969FC

Variants

#FEDCC3#FEDCC3

#FA750F#FA750F

#FFA866#FFA866

#EBAB7A#EBAB7A

#FDF1E8#FDF1E8

#FFBF8F#FFBF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Topaz#FFC87C

Champagne Gold#D6B971

#FCA969

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCA969

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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