HEX atlas value

#FCD87D

#FCD87D is a warm orange HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 252, 216, 125, HSL 43, 95%, 74%, has luminance 0.7129, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#FCD87D Sample readable text

HEX #FCD87D

RGB rgb(252, 216, 125)

HSL hsl(43 95% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 14, 50, 1)

Luminance 0.7129

Contrast Black 15.26:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-fcd87d: #FCD87D;
.background-fcd87d { background-color: #FCD87D; }
.text-fcd87d { color: #FCD87D; }

Luminance0.7129

Black text15.26:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#FCD87D","rgb":[252,216,125],"hsl":[43,95,74],"cmyk":[0,14,50,1],"luminance":0.7129,"contrast":{"black":15.26,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FEF3D7","hex":"#FEF3D7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.02,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0FC7E","hex":"#E0FC7E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.39,"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":"#FFD97A","hex":"#FFD97A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.46,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fcd87d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/topaz.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7EA1FC","analogous":["#FC997E","#E0FC7E"],"triadic":["#7EFCD8","#D87EFC"],"tetradic":["#7EFC99","#7EA1FC","#FC7EE0"],"splitComplementary":["#7EE0FC","#997EFC"],"monochromatic":["#FEF3D7","#FCD87D","#F9BD24"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FEF3D7","dark":"#F9BD24","saturated":"#FFD97A","desaturated":"#EDD28C","pastel":"#FEFDFA","neon":"#FFE5A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":15.394804318340652},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.769728648009426},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":31.12876483254676}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FCD87D

#FCD87D is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #FCD87D is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 252, 216, and 125, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.7129, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.39, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.26:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FCD87D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FEF3D7#000000 text · best 19.02:1#FEF3D7

#E0FC7E#000000 text · best 18.39:1#E0FC7E

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#FFD97A#000000 text · best 15.46:1#FFD97A

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

Generated Palette

#FCD87D#FCD87D

#7EA1FC#7EA1FC

#FC997E#FC997E

#E0FC7E#E0FC7E

#FEF3D7#FEF3D7

#F9BD24#F9BD24

Color Harmonies

#7EA1FC#7EA1FC

#FC997E#FC997E

#E0FC7E#E0FC7E

#7EFCD8#7EFCD8

#D87EFC#D87EFC

Variants

#FEF3D7#FEF3D7

#F9BD24#F9BD24

#FFD97A#FFD97A

#EDD28C#EDD28C

#FEFDFA#FEFDFA

#FFE5A3#FFE5A3

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Topaz#FFC87C

Khaki#F0E68C

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FCD87D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FCD87D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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