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#FAB780 Color

#FAB780 is rgb(250, 183, 128) in RGB, hsl(27, 92%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 49%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FAB780
HEX#FAB780
RGBrgb(250, 183, 128)
HSLhsl(27, 92%, 74%)
HSVhsv(27, 49%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 49%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.105 60)
LABlab(79.91% 20.48 37.93)
LCHlch(79.91% 43.11 61.64)

What #FAB780 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FAB780, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#FAB780 Channel Values

How #FAB780 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 183 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 92% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 49% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 49% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FAB780 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FAB780 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FAB780

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FAB780; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FAB780

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FAB780.

How #FAB780 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FAB780
Protanopia#C5C57F
Protanomaly#DCBF80
Deuteranopia#D0D07C
Deuteranomaly#E2C77E
Tritanopia#FEB1B1
Tritanomaly#FCB4A0
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FAB780 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fab780: #FAB780;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FAB780;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fab780': '#FAB780' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.718, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_fab780">#FAB780</color>
SVG fillfill="#FAB780"

More Orange Colors

#FAB780 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FAB780 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FAB780?

#FAB780 is a light orange — rgb(250, 183, 128) in RGB and hsl(27, 92%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #FAB780?

#FAB780 is rgb(250, 183, 128) — red 250, green 183, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FAB780?

#FAB780 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 49%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FAB780 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FAB780 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FAB780 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FAB780 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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