#fcad8c

Color #fcad8c

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#fcad8c

RGB

rgb(252, 173, 140)

HSL

hsl(17.7, 94.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.7, 44.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 44.4%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(77.57, 25.19, 28.65)

LCH

lch(77.57, 38.15, 48.68)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.1037, 43.52)

HWB

hwb(17.7, 54.9%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cdbfc

Analogous

#fc8ca3

#fcad8c

#fce58c

Triadic

#fcad8c

#8cfcad

#ad8cfc

Split-complementary

#fcad8c

#8cfce5

#8ca3fc

Tetradic

#fcad8c

#dbfc8c

#8cdbfc

#ad8cfc

Square

#fcad8c

#a3fc8c

#8cdbfc

#e58cfc

Shades

Color #fcad8c mixed toward black.

#fa804c

#f9520d

#bf3c05

#7f2803

#401402

Tints

Color #fcad8c mixed toward white.

#fcbb9f

#fdc8b2

#fdd6c6

#fee4d9

#fef1ec

Tones

Color #fcad8c mixed toward gray.

#f3b196

#e9b59f

#e0b9a8

#d7bcb1

#cdc0bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dede95 · ΔE 28.8

Deuteranopia

#e3e897 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#f99b9d · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #fcad8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fcad8c]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#fcad8c (#fcad8c) is rgb(252, 173, 140) in RGB.

No, #fcad8c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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