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#FBA350 Color

#FBA350 is rgb(251, 163, 80) in RGB, hsl(29, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA350
HEX#FBA350
RGBrgb(251, 163, 80)
HSLhsl(29, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(29, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.143 61.4)
LABlab(74.95% 28.36 55.82)
LCHlch(74.95% 62.61 63.06)

What #FBA350 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 #FBA350, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.65Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.32Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.54Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.85Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 10.41Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 11.27

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

#FBA350 Channel Values

How #FBA350 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 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 68% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA350 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 text10.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBA350 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBA350

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA350; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBA350
Complementary
#50A9FB
Analogous
#FB5053
Analogous
#FBF950
Triadic
#50FBA3
Triadic
#A350FB
Split comp.
#50FBF9
Split comp.
#5053FB

Tints & Shades of #FBA350

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

#FCB069
#FCBB7D
#FDC896
#FDD5AF
#FEE2C8
#FEEDDC

Shades

#FB8B23
#F07605
#C36004
#964A03
#693402
#412001

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBA350.

How #FBA350 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#FBA350
Protanopia#B6B64F
Protanomaly#D5AF4F
Deuteranopia#C6C647
Deuteranomaly#DDB94B
Tritanopia#FF9C9C
Tritanomaly#FD9F84
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBA350 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba350: #FBA350;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA350;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba350': '#FBA350' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.639, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_fba350">#FBA350</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBA350"

More Orange Colors

#FBA350 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FBA350 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA350?

#FBA350 is a light orange — rgb(251, 163, 80) in RGB and hsl(29, 96%, 65%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #FBA350?

#FBA350 is rgb(251, 163, 80) — red 251, green 163, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA350?

#FBA350 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA350 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA350 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA350 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA350 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 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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