#FBA298 Color

#FBA298 is rgb(251, 162, 152) in RGB, hsl(6, 93%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA298

HEX#FBA298

RGBrgb(251, 162, 152)

HSLhsl(6, 93%, 79%)

HSVhsv(6, 39%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.108 26.7)

LABlab(75.62% 33.08 19.68)

LCHlch(75.62% 38.49 30.75)

What #FBA298 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 #FBA298, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 5.97 Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 6.62 Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 6.97 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.07 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 10.71 Melon#FEBAADΔE 11.25

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#FBA298 Channel Values

How #FBA298 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 251 · G 162 · B 152	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 6° · S 93% · L 79%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 6° · S 39% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 39% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.96:1 vs white · 10.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA298 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBA298

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA298; 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 #FBA298

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.

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Shades

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How #FBA298 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#FBA298

Protanopia#B5B597

Protanomaly#D5AE98

Deuteranopia#C5C594

Deuteranomaly#DDB896

Tritanopia#FCA1A1

Tritanomaly#FBA19D

Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #FBA298 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba298: #FBA298;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA298;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba298': '#FBA298' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.635, blue: 0.596)

Android XML<color name="color_fba298">#FBA298</color>

SVG fillfill="#FBA298"

More Red Colors

#FBA298 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fbd5dd fb9084 fbeae5 fb607f fc6c85 fb4d46 fcb3ab fb2c36 fce4e4 fadadd fd0e35 fad6d6 ff301a ff7070 ffc9c9 240909 523b35 79443b 971212 ab7373 c21d00 cf1b07 e4717a f02400

#FBA298 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA298?

#FBA298 is a light red — rgb(251, 162, 152) in RGB and hsl(6, 93%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #FBA298?

#FBA298 is rgb(251, 162, 152) — red 251, green 162, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA298?

#FBA298 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA298 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA298 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA298 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA298 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.71, which is visibly different.

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