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#FCA45E closest to Bittersweet

#FCA45E is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Bittersweet. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 64.3% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(252, 164, 94)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 96% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 63% yellow and 1% black. #FCA45E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.61:1.

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Variations of #FCA45E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FCA45E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FCA45E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FCA45E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3C05E
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEAC57
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2AC59
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C05E
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFB75D
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9294
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF9D7A
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCB3A7

#FCA45E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.98:1 Very poor#FCA45E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.61:1 Very good#FCA45E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FCA45E in CSS

/* Bittersweet */
.color { color: #FCA45E; }
.background { background-color: #FCA45E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FCA45E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(252 164 94);
color: hsl(27 96% 68%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.135 57.6);

#FCA45E FAQ

What color is #FCA45E?

#FCA45E is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Bittersweet. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FCA45E?

#FCA45E is rgb(252, 164, 94) in RGB, hsl(27, 96%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 35%, 63%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FCA45E?

The complementary color of #FCA45E is #5EB6FC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FCA45E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FCA45E: 10.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FCA45E a warm or cool color?

#FCA45E is a warm color.