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#FABD8E Color

#FABD8E is rgb(250, 189, 142) in RGB, hsl(26, 92%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 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 4.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FABD8E
HEX#FABD8E
RGBrgb(250, 189, 142)
HSLhsl(26, 92%, 77%)
HSVhsv(26, 43%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.094 58.7)
LABlab(81.51% 18.47 32.74)
LCHlch(81.51% 37.59 60.57)

What #FABD8E 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 #FABD8E, 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.

#FABD8E Channel Values

How #FABD8E 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 189 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 92% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 43% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 43% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FABD8E 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FABD8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FABD8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FABD8E

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

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How #FABD8E 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#FABD8E
Protanopia#C9C98E
Protanomaly#DEC48E
Deuteranopia#D4D48B
Deuteranomaly#E4CB8C
Tritanopia#FDB8B8
Tritanomaly#FCBAA9
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #FABD8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fabd8e: #FABD8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FABD8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fabd8e': '#FABD8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.741, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_fabd8e">#FABD8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FABD8E"

More Orange Colors

#FABD8E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FABD8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FABD8E?

#FABD8E is a light orange — rgb(250, 189, 142) in RGB and hsl(26, 92%, 77%) 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 4.13.

What is the RGB value of #FABD8E?

#FABD8E is rgb(250, 189, 142) — red 250, green 189, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FABD8E?

#FABD8E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 43%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FABD8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FABD8E scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FABD8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FABD8E 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.38, which is visibly different.

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