Information about #FC9259 color

#FC9259 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FC9259 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(252, 146, 89) — 98.8% red, 57.3% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 64 / 1. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FC9259 is a pure, full-strength warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Plum Dyed (#FA9258). Slightly further away sit Guggenheim (#FF8E59) and Tan Hide (#FA9D5A).

The recipe behind #FC9259 is rgb(252, 146, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FC9259: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FC9259 color variations

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

#FC9259 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FC9259 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FC9259 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FC9259 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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#FC9259 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 #FC9259

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

Plum Dyed color link
Plum Dyed

#FA9258

Guggenheim color link
Guggenheim

#FF8E59

Tan Hide color link
Tan Hide

#FA9D5A

Light Brilliant Vermilion color link
Light Brilliant Vermilion

#FF8B65

Atomic Tangerine color link
Atomic Tangerine

#FF9966

Crusta color link
Crusta

#F38653

Orangeish color link
Orangeish

#FD8D49

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

Basket Ball Orange color link
Basket Ball Orange

#F88158

Light Brilliant Tangelo color link
Light Brilliant Tangelo

#FF9F65

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

Touche color link
Touche

#FFA555

#FC9259 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#FC9259 color image #FC9259 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FC9259
  • RGB252, 146, 89
  • CMYK0, 42, 64, 1
  • CSSrgb(252, 146, 89)
  • HSL21°, 96%, 67%
  • HSL Precise20.982°, 96.45%, 66.863%
  • HSV21°, 65%, 99%
  • HSB21°, 65%, 99%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.573, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.573, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.573, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFC9259
  • DECIMAL ID16552537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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