Information about #FCC159 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FCC159 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Saffron Mango (#F9BF58). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Golden Tainoi (#FFC152) and Cape Jasmine Or Gardenia (#FFB95A).
The recipe behind #FCC159 is rgb(252, 193, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FCC159 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#FCC159 color variations
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#FCC159 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FCC159 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FCC159 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FCC159 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FCC159 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FCC159 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #FCC159
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F9BF58
#FFC152
#FFB95A
#F9C24E
#FFC34D
#FFC565
#FCBF66
#FFB94E
#FCB358
#FEB552
#F3C762
#FFB650
#FCC159 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FCC159
- RGB252, 193, 89
- CMYK0, 23, 64, 1
- CSSrgb(252, 193, 89)
- HSL38°, 96%, 67%
- HSL Precise38.282°, 96.45%, 66.863%
- HSV38°, 65%, 99%
- HSB38°, 65%, 99%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.757, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.757, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.757, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFCC159
- DECIMAL ID16564569
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
