Information about #FCD46F color

#FCD46F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCD46F falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 212, 111) — 98.8% red, 83.1% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 55 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FCD46F is a intensely saturated orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dandelion (#FDDB6D). Slightly further away sit Grandis (#FFCD73) and Pale Gold (#FDDE6C).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 212, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. #FCD46F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FCD46F color variations

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

#FCD46F 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 #FCD46F

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

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCD46F
  • RGB252, 212, 111
  • CMYK0, 16, 55, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 212, 111)
  • HSL43°, 96%, 71%
  • HSL Precise42.979°, 95.918%, 71.176%
  • HSV43°, 56%, 99%
  • HSB43°, 56%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.831, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.831, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.831, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCD46F
  • DECIMAL ID16569455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01