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#FBA441 Color

#FBA441 is rgb(251, 164, 65) in RGB, hsl(32, 96%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 74%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA441
HEX#FBA441
RGBrgb(251, 164, 65)
HSLhsl(32, 96%, 62%)
HSVhsv(32, 74%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 74%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.151 65.4)
LABlab(75.08% 27.35 62.46)
LCHlch(75.08% 68.19 66.35)

What #FBA441 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 #FBA441, 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.

#FBA441 Channel Values

How #FBA441 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 164 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 96% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 74% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 74% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA441 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBA441 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBA441

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA441; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBA441

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 #FBA441.

How #FBA441 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#FBA441
Protanopia#B7B73F
Protanomaly#D6B040
Deuteranopia#C6C636
Deuteranomaly#DDBA3A
Tritanopia#FF9C9C
Tritanomaly#FE9F81
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBA441 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba441: #FBA441;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA441;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba441': '#FBA441' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.643, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_fba441">#FBA441</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBA441"

More Orange Colors

#FBA441 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBA441 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA441?

#FBA441 is a light orange — rgb(251, 164, 65) in RGB and hsl(32, 96%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #FBA441?

#FBA441 is rgb(251, 164, 65) — red 251, green 164, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA441?

#FBA441 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 74%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA441 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA441 scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA441 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA441 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 15.18, which is visibly different.

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