Information about #FC8535 color

#FC8535 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FC8535 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 133, 53) — 98.8% red, 52.2% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 78 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FC8535 reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Bronze (#FB8136). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Daylily (#FF8936) and Ireland Orange (#FF883E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 133, 53)), which gives #FC8535 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FC8535: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #FC8535 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FC8535 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FC8535 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FC8535

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FC8535
  • RGB252, 133, 53
  • CMYK0, 47, 78, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 133, 53)
  • HSL24°, 97%, 60%
  • HSL Precise24.121°, 97.073%, 59.804%
  • HSV24°, 79%, 99%
  • HSB24°, 79%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.522, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.522, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.522, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFC8535
  • DECIMAL ID16549173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01