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#fccf9f

a light, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
252, 207, 159
HSL
31°, 94%, 81%
CMYK
0, 18, 37, 1
Luminance
0.6782

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fccf9f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fccf9f
Hue
31°
orange
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
81%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6782
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
1/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.56:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 4.7
Where it sits
Hue31° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness81%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool1% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fccf9f
RGBrgb(252, 207, 159)
HSLhsl(31, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 1%)
LABlab(85.9 9.4 29.8)
LCHlch(85.9 31.3 72.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.882 0.080 68.3)
Decimal16568223
Display P3color(display-p3 0.988 0.812 0.624)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fccf9f;
background-color: #fccf9f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fccf9f] bg-[#fccf9f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fccf9f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.988, green: 0.812, blue: 0.624)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fccf9f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFCCF9F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(159, 207, 252)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fccf9f · 14.56:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.56:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fccf9f as text scores 1.44:1 on white and 14.56:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fccf9f on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fccf9f on black: 14.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DED19C
deuteranopia · #E9DBA0
tritanopia · #FFC5C2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fccf9f is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF8F2
#FBF0E4
#FADFC2
#fccf9f
#FAAD5C
#F89225
#ED7E07
#C66906
#9E5405
#723F08
#472705
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FDF8F2Darkest = 950 · #472705
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF8F2;
  --brand-100: #FBF0E4;
  --brand-200: #FADFC2;
  --brand-300: #fccf9f;
  --brand-400: #FAAD5C;
  --brand-500: #F89225;
  --brand-600: #ED7E07;
  --brand-700: #C66906;
  --brand-800: #9E5405;
  --brand-900: #723F08;
  --brand-950: #472705;
  --brand: #fccf9f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fccf9f

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD7C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B744B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0294CA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7C4204
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEF3E6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241C14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fccf9f

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9FCCFC
Analogous left#FCA19F
Analogous right#FAFC9F
Split-complement 1#9FFAFC
Split-complement 2#A19FFC
Triadic 1#9FFCCF
Triadic 2#CF9FFC
Tetradic#9FFCA1

RGB percentages

Red98.8%
Green81.2%
Blue62.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.9%
Yellow36.9%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#fccf9f text on a black background

contrast 14.56:1

Card sample

#fccf9f text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fccf9f;
Background color
Panel with #fccf9f background
background-color: #fccf9f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fccf9f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(252, 207, 159, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(252, 207, 159, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fccf9f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fccf9f, #EBFC9F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fccf9f

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fccf9f in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fccf9f, answered

What color is #fccf9f?

#fccf9f is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 31° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 81% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fccf9f?

rgb(252, 207, 159) — 252 red, 207 green and 159 blue out of 255, or 98.8% / 81.2% / 62.4% by channel.

Is #fccf9f a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6782 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.56:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fccf9f?

Black. It scores 14.56:1 against #fccf9f, versus 1.44:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fccf9f?

#9FCCFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9FFAFC and #A19FFC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fccf9f?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD7C0 for borders, #9B744B for secondary text, #0294CA as an accent and #7C4204 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCA19F and #FAFC9F stays calm, while #9FCCFC is the loudest partner.

What is #fccf9f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fccf9f warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 1 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDD7B8; nudged cooler, #FDAC9E.

Work with #fccf9f in the Color Lab