Information about #FCAE2F color

#FCAE2F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCAE2F falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 174, 47) — 98.8% red, 68.2% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 80 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FCAE2F reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cantaloupe (#FFA62F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Egg (#FFA631) and Filmpro Golden Yellow (#F7B52D).

The recipe behind #FCAE2F is rgb(252, 174, 47), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FCAE2F: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #FCAE2F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FCAE2F color variations

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

#FCAE2F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCAE2F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCAE2F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCAE2F 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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#FCAE2F 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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#AE31FC
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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 #FCAE2F

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

Cantaloupe color link
Cantaloupe

#FFA62F

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

Filmpro Golden Yellow color link
Filmpro Golden Yellow

#F7B52D

Rubber Duck color link
Rubber Duck

#FFB437

Aureoline Yellow color link
Aureoline Yellow

#FFA824

Lightning Yellow color link
Lightning Yellow

#F7A233

Elipsis Yellow color link
Elipsis Yellow

#EEB335

Yellow Sea color link
Yellow Sea

#F49F35

Bright Spark color link
Bright Spark

#F3BE33

Yellow Orange color link
Yellow Orange

#FFAE42

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

#FCAE2F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCAE2F
  • RGB252, 174, 47
  • CMYK0, 31, 80, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 174, 47)
  • HSL37°, 97%, 59%
  • HSL Precise37.171°, 97.156%, 58.627%
  • HSV37°, 81%, 99%
  • HSB37°, 81%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.682, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.682, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.682, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFCAE2F
  • DECIMAL ID16559663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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