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#FBA34B Color

#FBA34B is rgb(251, 163, 75) in RGB, hsl(30, 96%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 70%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA34B
HEX#FBA34B
RGBrgb(251, 163, 75)
HSLhsl(30, 96%, 64%)
HSVhsv(30, 70%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 70%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.146 62.6)
LABlab(74.92% 28.18 58.03)
LCHlch(74.92% 64.51 64.10)

What #FBA34B 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 #FBA34B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 8.49Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.5Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.55Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.99Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 9.68Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 10.34

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

#FBA34B Channel Values

How #FBA34B 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 163 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 96% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 70% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 70% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA34B 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBA34B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBA34B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA34B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBA34B
Complementary
#4BA3FB
Analogous
#FB4B4B
Analogous
#FBFB4B
Triadic
#4BFBA3
Triadic
#A34BFB
Split comp.
#4BFBFB
Split comp.
#4B4BFB

Tints & Shades of #FBA34B

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

#FCB064
#FCBD7D
#FDC996
#FDD4AA
#FEE0C3
#FEEDDC

Shades

#FA8C1E
#EB7805
#BE6104
#964C03
#693602
#412101

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBA34B.

How #FBA34B 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#FBA34B
Protanopia#B6B64A
Protanomaly#D5AF4A
Deuteranopia#C6C642
Deuteranomaly#DDB945
Tritanopia#FF9B9B
Tritanomaly#FE9E83
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBA34B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba34b: #FBA34B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA34B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba34b': '#FBA34B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.639, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_fba34b">#FBA34B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBA34B"

More Orange Colors

#FBA34B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FBA34B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA34B?

#FBA34B is a light orange — rgb(251, 163, 75) in RGB and hsl(30, 96%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #FBA34B?

#FBA34B is rgb(251, 163, 75) — red 251, green 163, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA34B?

#FBA34B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 70%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA34B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA34B scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA34B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA34B 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 10.94, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.