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#FB8556 Color

#FB8556 is rgb(251, 133, 86) in RGB, hsl(17, 95%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FB8556
HEX#FB8556
RGBrgb(251, 133, 86)
HSLhsl(17, 95%, 66%)
HSVhsv(17, 66%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.157 41.8)
LABlab(68.64% 43.28 46.08)
LCHlch(68.64% 63.22 46.79)

What #FB8556 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 #FB8556, 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.

#FB8556 Channel Values

How #FB8556 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 251 · G 133 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 95% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 66% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 66% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FB8556 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FB8556 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FB8556

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FB8556; 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 #FB8556

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 #FB8556.

How #FB8556 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#FB8556
Protanopia#A2A255
Protanomaly#CC9755
Deuteranopia#B7B74C
Deuteranomaly#D6A650
Tritanopia#FD8080
Tritanomaly#FC8272
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FB8556 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fb8556: #FB8556;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FB8556;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fb8556': '#FB8556' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.522, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_fb8556">#FB8556</color>
SVG fillfill="#FB8556"

More Orange Colors

#FB8556 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FB8556 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FB8556?

#FB8556 is a light orange — rgb(251, 133, 86) in RGB and hsl(17, 95%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #FB8556?

#FB8556 is rgb(251, 133, 86) — red 251, green 133, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FB8556?

#FB8556 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FB8556 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FB8556 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FB8556 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FB8556 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 4.86, which is very hard to tell apart.

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