HEX atlas value

#FCAA7D

#FCAA7D is a warm orange HEX color close to Light Salmon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 170, 125, HSL 21, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.5093, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCAA7D Sample readable text

HEX #FCAA7D

RGB rgb(252, 170, 125)

HSL hsl(21 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 33, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.5093

Contrast Black 11.19:1White 1.88:1

CSS

--color-fcaa7d: #FCAA7D;
.background-fcaa7d { background-color: #FCAA7D; }
.text-fcaa7d { color: #FCAA7D; }

Luminance0.5093

Black text11.19:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA 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":"#FCAA7D","rgb":[252,170,125],"hsl":[21,95,74],"cmyk":[0,33,50,1],"luminance":0.5093,"contrast":{"black":11.19,"white":1.88}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.88,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEE5D7","hex":"#FEE5D7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.4,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FCE97E","hex":"#FCE97E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.1,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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":"#7ED0FC","hex":"#7ED0FC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFA97A","hex":"#FFA97A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.21,"contrastWhite":1.87,"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/fcaa7d.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/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7ED0FC","analogous":["#FC7E91","#FCE97E"],"triadic":["#7EFCAA","#AA7EFC"],"tetradic":["#91FC7E","#7ED0FC","#E97EFC"],"splitComplementary":["#7EFCE9","#7E91FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEE5D7","#FCAA7D","#F96F24"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEE5D7","dark":"#F96F24","saturated":"#FFA97A","desaturated":"#EDAE8C","pastel":"#FEFCFA","neon":"#FFC3A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":10.862780491200215},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":30.166206257996713},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":32.202484376209235}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCAA7D

#FCAA7D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCAA7D is visually closest to Light Salmon, a named orange color with HEX #FFA07A.

The RGB channels are 252, 170, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.5093, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.19:1AA Pass

White text1.88:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCAA7D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.88:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEE5D7#000000 text · best 17.4:1#FEE5D7

#FCE97E#000000 text · best 17.1:1#FCE97E

Topaz#000000 text · best 13.8:1#FFC87C

#7ED0FC#000000 text · best 12.32:1#7ED0FC

#FFA97A#000000 text · best 11.21:1#FFA97A

Generated Palette

#FCAA7D#FCAA7D

#7ED0FC#7ED0FC

#FC7E91#FC7E91

#FCE97E#FCE97E

#FEE5D7#FEE5D7

#F96F24#F96F24

Color Harmonies

#7ED0FC#7ED0FC

#FC7E91#FC7E91

#FCE97E#FCE97E

#7EFCAA#7EFCAA

#AA7EFC#AA7EFC

Variants

#FEE5D7#FEE5D7

#F96F24#F96F24

#FFA97A#FFA97A

#EDAE8C#EDAE8C

#FEFCFA#FEFCFA

#FFC3A3#FFC3A3

Nearest Named Colors

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Topaz#FFC87C

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#FCAA7D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCAA7D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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