Information about #FC8E45 color

#FC8E45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FC8E45 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(252, 142, 69) — 98.8% red, 55.7% green, 27.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 72 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FC8E45 reads as a maximally vivid orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Orangeish (#FD8D49). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Royal Orange (#F99245) and Ireland Orange (#FF883E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 142, 69)), which gives #FC8E45 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FC8E45: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FC8E45 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FC8E45 color variations

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

#FC8E45 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FC8E45 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FC8E45 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FC8E45 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FC8E45 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FC8E45

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

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Ireland Orange color link
Ireland Orange

#FF883E

Spring Orange color link
Spring Orange

#FD963D

Shirley Temple color link
Shirley Temple

#FF8341

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

Sea Buckthorn color link
Sea Buckthorn

#EF9548

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Daylily color link
Daylily

#FF8936

#FC8E45 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FC8E45
  • RGB252, 142, 69
  • CMYK0, 43, 72, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 142, 69)
  • HSL24°, 97%, 63%
  • HSL Precise23.934°, 96.825%, 62.941%
  • HSV24°, 73%, 99%
  • HSB24°, 73%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.557, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.557, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.557, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFC8E45
  • DECIMAL ID16551493
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers44 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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