HEX atlas value

#FCB955

#FCB955 is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 185, 85, HSL 36, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.5605, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCB955 Sample readable text

HEX #FCB955

RGB rgb(252, 185, 85)

HSL hsl(36 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 27, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.5605

Contrast Black 12.21:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-fcb955: #FCB955;
.background-fcb955 { background-color: #FCB955; }
.text-fcb955 { color: #FCB955; }

Luminance0.5605

Black text12.21:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#FCB955","rgb":[252,185,85],"hsl":[36,97,66],"cmyk":[0,27,66,1],"luminance":0.5605,"contrast":{"black":12.21,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECFC54","hex":"#ECFC54","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.62,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEDEAF","hex":"#FEDEAF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.28,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.53,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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"]}]

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/fcb955.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/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5497FC","analogous":["#FC6554","#ECFC54"],"triadic":["#54FCB9","#B954FC"],"tetradic":["#54FC65","#5497FC","#FC54EC"],"splitComplementary":["#54ECFC","#6554FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEDEAF","#FCB955","#F19204"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEDEAF","dark":"#F19204","saturated":"#FFBA52","desaturated":"#E9B567","pastel":"#FBECD5","neon":"#FFCA7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":25.019992006393608},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":29.563490998188964},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":34.26368339802363},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":34.26368339802363},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":39.42080668885405}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCB955

#FCB955 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCB955 is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 252, 185, and 85, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.5605, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.21:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCB955 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECFC54#000000 text · best 18.62:1#ECFC54

#FEDEAF#000000 text · best 16.28:1#FEDEAF

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Generated Palette

#FCB955#FCB955

#5497FC#5497FC

#FC6554#FC6554

#ECFC54#ECFC54

#FEDEAF#FEDEAF

#F19204#F19204

Color Harmonies

#5497FC#5497FC

#FC6554#FC6554

#ECFC54#ECFC54

#54FCB9#54FCB9

#B954FC#B954FC

Variants

#FEDEAF#FEDEAF

#F19204#F19204

#FFBA52#FFBA52

#E9B567#E9B567

#FBECD5#FBECD5

#FFCA7A#FFCA7A

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Buttercup#F3C13A

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Saffron#F4C430

#FCB955

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCB955

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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