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#FBA660 Color

#FBA660 is rgb(251, 166, 96) in RGB, hsl(27, 95%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBA660
HEX#FBA660
RGBrgb(251, 166, 96)
HSLhsl(27, 95%, 68%)
HSVhsv(27, 62%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.132 58.7)
LABlab(75.77% 27.55 49.11)
LCHlch(75.77% 56.31 60.71)

What #FBA660 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 #FBA660, 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.

#FBA660 Channel Values

How #FBA660 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 166 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 95% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 62% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 62% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBA660 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 text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBA660 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBA660

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBA660; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBA660

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 #FBA660.

How #FBA660 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#FBA660
Protanopia#B8B85F
Protanomaly#D6B15F
Deuteranopia#C7C759
Deuteranomaly#DEBB5C
Tritanopia#FF9F9F
Tritanomaly#FDA28A
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBA660 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fba660: #FBA660;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBA660;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fba660': '#FBA660' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.651, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_fba660">#FBA660</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBA660"

More Orange Colors

#FBA660 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBA660 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBA660?

#FBA660 is a light orange — rgb(251, 166, 96) in RGB and hsl(27, 95%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sandy Brown (#F4A460), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.82.

What is the RGB value of #FBA660?

#FBA660 is rgb(251, 166, 96) — red 251, green 166, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBA660?

#FBA660 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 62%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBA660 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBA660 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBA660 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBA660 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 2.82, which is very hard to tell apart.

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