Information about #FCAE3B color

#FCAE3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FCAE3B falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 174, 59) — 98.8% red, 68.2% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 76 / 1. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FCAE3B is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Yellow Orange (#FFAE42). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rubber Duck (#FFB437) and My Sin (#FDAE45).

In RGB terms — rgb(252, 174, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #FCAE3B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FCAE3B color variations

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

#FCAE3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FCAE3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FCAE3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FCAE3B 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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#FCAE3B 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 #FCAE3B

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

Yellow Orange color link
Yellow Orange

#FFAE42

Rubber Duck color link
Rubber Duck

#FFB437

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Butterscotch color link
Butterscotch

#FDB147

Egg color link
Egg

#FFA631

Pastel Orange color link
Pastel Orange

#FFB347

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

Cantaloupe color link
Cantaloupe

#FFA62F

Amber Orange color link
Amber Orange

#F2B046

Lightning Yellow color link
Lightning Yellow

#F7A233

Elipsis Yellow color link
Elipsis Yellow

#EEB335

Neon Orange color link
Neon Orange

#FF9E3D

#FCAE3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FCAE3B
  • RGB252, 174, 59
  • CMYK0, 31, 76, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 174, 59)
  • HSL36°, 97%, 61%
  • HSL Precise35.751°, 96.985%, 60.98%
  • HSV36°, 77%, 99%
  • HSB36°, 77%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.682, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.682, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.682, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFCAE3B
  • DECIMAL ID16559675
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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