HEX atlas value

#FCC169

#FCC169 is a warm orange HEX color close to Topaz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 193, 105, HSL 36, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.5986, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCC169 Sample readable text

HEX #FCC169

RGB rgb(252, 193, 105)

HSL hsl(36 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.5986

Contrast Black 12.97:1White 1.62:1

CSS

--color-fcc169: #FCC169;
.background-fcc169 { background-color: #FCC169; }
.text-fcc169 { color: #FCC169; }

Luminance0.5986

Black text12.97:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA 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":"#FCC169","rgb":[252,193,105],"hsl":[36,96,70],"cmyk":[0,23,58,1],"luminance":0.5986,"contrast":{"black":12.97,"white":1.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EDFC69","hex":"#EDFC69","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.73,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEE6C3","hex":"#FEE6C3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.32,"contrastWhite":1.21,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Topaz adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fcc169.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#69A4FC","analogous":["#FC7869","#EDFC69"],"triadic":["#69FCC1","#C169FC"],"tetradic":["#69FC78","#69A4FC","#FC69ED"],"splitComplementary":["#69EDFC","#7869FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEE6C3","#FCC169","#FA9C0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEE6C3","dark":"#FA9C0F","saturated":"#FFC266","desaturated":"#EBBE7A","pastel":"#FDF4E8","neon":"#FFD28F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":27.386127875258307},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":31.20897306865447},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":34.46737587922817}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCC169

#FCC169 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCC169 is visually closest to Topaz, a named orange color with HEX #FFC87C.

The RGB channels are 252, 193, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.5986, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.97:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCC169 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EDFC69#000000 text · best 18.73:1#EDFC69

#FEE6C3#000000 text · best 17.32:1#FEE6C3

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#FCC169#FCC169

#69A4FC#69A4FC

#FC7869#FC7869

#EDFC69#EDFC69

#FEE6C3#FEE6C3

#FA9C0F#FA9C0F

Color Harmonies

#69A4FC#69A4FC

#FC7869#FC7869

#EDFC69#EDFC69

#69FCC1#69FCC1

#C169FC#C169FC

Variants

#FEE6C3#FEE6C3

#FA9C0F#FA9C0F

#FFC266#FFC266

#EBBE7A#EBBE7A

#FDF4E8#FDF4E8

#FFD28F#FFD28F

Nearest Named Colors

Topaz#FFC87C

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Straw#E4D96F

#FCC169

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCC169

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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