HEX atlas value

#FCC97D

#FCC97D is a warm orange HEX color close to Topaz. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 201, 125, HSL 36, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.6395, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCC97D Sample readable text

HEX #FCC97D

RGB rgb(252, 201, 125)

HSL hsl(36 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.6395

Contrast Black 13.79:1White 1.52:1

CSS

--color-fcc97d: #FCC97D;
.background-fcc97d { background-color: #FCC97D; }
.text-fcc97d { color: #FCC97D; }

Luminance0.6395

Black text13.79:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA 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":"#FCC97D","rgb":[252,201,125],"hsl":[36,95,74],"cmyk":[0,20,50,1],"luminance":0.6395,"contrast":{"black":13.79,"white":1.52}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.79,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.52,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFFC7E","hex":"#EFFC7E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.9,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEEED7","hex":"#FEEED7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"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/fcc97d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7EB0FC","analogous":["#FC8A7E","#EFFC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCC9","#C97EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFC8A","#7EB0FC","#FC7EEF"],"splitComplementary":["#7EEFFC","#8A7EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEEED7","#FCC97D","#F9A424"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEED7","dark":"#F9A424","saturated":"#FFCA7A","desaturated":"#EDC68C","pastel":"#FEFDFA","neon":"#FFDAA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":3.3166247903554},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":32.0624390837628},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":34.785054261852174}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCC97D

#FCC97D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCC97D is visually closest to Topaz, a named orange color with HEX #FFC87C.

The RGB channels are 252, 201, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.6395, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 3.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.79:1AA Pass

White text1.52:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCC97D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.79:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.52:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFFC7E#000000 text · best 18.9:1#EFFC7E

#FEEED7#000000 text · best 18.43:1#FEEED7

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

Generated Palette

#FCC97D#FCC97D

#7EB0FC#7EB0FC

#FC8A7E#FC8A7E

#EFFC7E#EFFC7E

#FEEED7#FEEED7

#F9A424#F9A424

Color Harmonies

#7EB0FC#7EB0FC

#FC8A7E#FC8A7E

#EFFC7E#EFFC7E

#7EFCC9#7EFCC9

#C97EFC#C97EFC

Variants

#FEEED7#FEEED7

#F9A424#F9A424

#FFCA7A#FFCA7A

#EDC68C#EDC68C

#FEFDFA#FEFDFA

#FFDAA3#FFDAA3

Nearest Named Colors

Topaz#FFC87C

Flax#EEDC82

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Straw#E4D96F

Khaki#F0E68C

#FCC97D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCC97D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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