HEX atlas value

#FCD269

#FCD269 is a warm orange HEX color close to Naples Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 210, 105, HSL 43, 96%, 70%, has luminance 0.6781, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCD269 Sample readable text

HEX #FCD269

RGB rgb(252, 210, 105)

HSL hsl(43 96% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 58, 1)

Luminance 0.6781

Contrast Black 14.56:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-fcd269: #FCD269;
.background-fcd269 { background-color: #FCD269; }
.text-fcd269 { color: #FCD269; }

Luminance0.6781

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#FCD269","rgb":[252,210,105],"hsl":[43,96,70],"cmyk":[0,17,58,1],"luminance":0.6781,"contrast":{"black":14.56,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DCFC69","hex":"#DCFC69","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.17,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FEEDC3","hex":"#FEEDC3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.12,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Naples Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fcd269.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6993FC","analogous":["#FC8969","#DCFC69"],"triadic":["#69FCD2","#D269FC"],"tetradic":["#69FC89","#6993FC","#FC69DC"],"splitComplementary":["#69DCFC","#8969FC"],"monochromatic":["#FEEDC3","#FCD269","#FAB80F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEEDC3","dark":"#FAB80F","saturated":"#FFD466","desaturated":"#EBCB7A","pastel":"#FDF7E8","neon":"#FFDF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":19.467922333931785},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":21.6794833886788},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":28.653097563788805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCD269

#FCD269 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCD269 is visually closest to Naples Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FADA5E.

The RGB channels are 252, 210, and 105, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.6781, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.56:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCD269 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DCFC69#000000 text · best 18.17:1#DCFC69

#FEEDC3#000000 text · best 18.12:1#FEEDC3

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Mustard#000000 text · best 15.53:1#FFDB58

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

Generated Palette

#FCD269#FCD269

#6993FC#6993FC

#FC8969#FC8969

#DCFC69#DCFC69

#FEEDC3#FEEDC3

#FAB80F#FAB80F

Color Harmonies

#6993FC#6993FC

#FC8969#FC8969

#DCFC69#DCFC69

#69FCD2#69FCD2

#D269FC#D269FC

Variants

#FEEDC3#FEEDC3

#FAB80F#FAB80F

#FFD466#FFD466

#EBCB7A#EBCB7A

#FDF7E8#FDF7E8

#FFDF8F#FFDF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Topaz#FFC87C

Straw#E4D96F

Maize#FBEC5D

#FCD269

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCD269

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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