HEX atlas value

#FCAE55

#FCAE55 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 174, 85, HSL 32, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.5162, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCAE55 Sample readable text

HEX #FCAE55

RGB rgb(252, 174, 85)

HSL hsl(32 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.5162

Contrast Black 11.32:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-fcae55: #FCAE55;
.background-fcae55 { background-color: #FCAE55; }
.text-fcae55 { color: #FCAE55; }

Luminance0.5162

Black text11.32:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA 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":"#FCAE55","rgb":[252,174,85],"hsl":[32,97,66],"cmyk":[0,31,66,1],"luminance":0.5162,"contrast":{"black":11.32,"white":1.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.32,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7FC54","hex":"#F7FC54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.01,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FED9AF","hex":"#FED9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.76,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#FFAE52","hex":"#FFAE52","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.43,"contrastWhite":1.84,"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/fcae55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/buttercup.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#54A3FC","analogous":["#FC5A54","#F7FC54"],"triadic":["#54FCAE","#AE54FC"],"tetradic":["#54FC5A","#54A3FC","#FC54F7"],"splitComplementary":["#54F7FC","#5A54FC"],"monochromatic":["#FED9AF","#FCAE55","#F18204"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FED9AF","dark":"#F18204","saturated":"#FFAE52","desaturated":"#E9AD67","pastel":"#FBE9D5","neon":"#FFC17A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":16.881943016134134},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":34.219877264537345},{"slug":"light-salmon","name":"Light Salmon","hex":"#FFA07A","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":41.593268686170845},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":43.78355855797927}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCAE55

#FCAE55 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCAE55 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 174, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 32deg 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 0.5162, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.32:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCAE55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.32:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7FC54#000000 text · best 19.01:1#F7FC54

#FED9AF#000000 text · best 15.76:1#FED9AF

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#FFAE52#000000 text · best 11.43:1#FFAE52

Generated Palette

#FCAE55#FCAE55

#54A3FC#54A3FC

#FC5A54#FC5A54

#F7FC54#F7FC54

#FED9AF#FED9AF

#F18204#F18204

Color Harmonies

#54A3FC#54A3FC

#FC5A54#FC5A54

#F7FC54#F7FC54

#54FCAE#54FCAE

#AE54FC#AE54FC

Variants

#FED9AF#FED9AF

#F18204#F18204

#FFAE52#FFAE52

#E9AD67#E9AD67

#FBE9D5#FBE9D5

#FFC17A#FFC17A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Light Salmon#FFA07A

Butterscotch#E3963E

Saffron#F4C430

#FCAE55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCAE55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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