Information about #FCD56D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#FCD56D falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 213, 109) — 98.8% red, 83.5% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 56 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FCD56D is a intensely saturated warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dandelion (#FDDB6D). Slightly further away sit Light Brilliant Amber (#FFD865) and Pale Gold (#FDDE6C).

The recipe behind #FCD56D is rgb(252, 213, 109), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCD56D: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. No one has named #FCD56D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FCD56D color variations

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

#FCD56D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCD56D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCD56D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCD56D 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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#FCD56D 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 #FCD56D

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

Light Brilliant Amber color link
Light Brilliant Amber

#FFD865

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

#FCD56D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCD56D
  • RGB252, 213, 109
  • CMYK0, 15, 56, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 213, 109)
  • HSL44°, 96%, 71%
  • HSL Precise43.636°, 95.973%, 70.784%
  • HSV44°, 57%, 99%
  • HSB44°, 57%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.835, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.835, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.835, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCD56D
  • DECIMAL ID16569709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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