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#FBA056 Color

#FBA056 is rgb(251, 160, 86) in RGB, hsl(27, 95%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA056
HEX#FBA056
RGBrgb(251, 160, 86)
HSLhsl(27, 95%, 66%)
HSVhsv(27, 66%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.14 57.8)
LABlab(74.34% 30.09 52.35)
LCHlch(74.34% 60.38 60.11)

What #FBA056 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 #FBA056, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 5.98Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.62Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.75Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.62Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 10.5Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 11.82

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

#FBA056 Channel Values

How #FBA056 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 160 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 95% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 66% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 66% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA056 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBA056 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBA056

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA056; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBA056
Complementary
#56B1FB
Analogous
#FB565E
Analogous
#FBF256
Triadic
#56FBA0
Triadic
#A056FB
Split comp.
#56FBF2
Split comp.
#565EFB

Tints & Shades of #FBA056

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

#FBAE6F
#FCB983
#FCC79C
#FDD2AF
#FEE0C8
#FEEBDC

Shades

#FA8729
#EF6F06
#C25A05
#9A4804
#6D3303
#411E02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBA056.

How #FBA056 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#FBA056
Protanopia#B4B455
Protanomaly#D4AC55
Deuteranopia#C4C44E
Deuteranomaly#DCB751
Tritanopia#FF9999
Tritanomaly#FD9C83
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBA056 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba056: #FBA056;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA056;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba056': '#FBA056' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.627, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_fba056">#FBA056</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBA056"

More Orange Colors

#FBA056 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FBA056 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA056?

#FBA056 is a light orange — rgb(251, 160, 86) in RGB and hsl(27, 95%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #FBA056?

#FBA056 is rgb(251, 160, 86) — red 251, green 160, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA056?

#FBA056 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 66%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA056 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA056 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA056 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA056 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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