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#FBAA84 Color

#FBAA84 is rgb(251, 170, 132) in RGB, hsl(19, 94%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBAA84
HEX#FBAA84
RGBrgb(251, 170, 132)
HSLhsl(19, 94%, 75%)
HSVhsv(19, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.109 45.9)
LABlab(77.09% 27.62 32.31)
LCHlch(77.09% 42.51 49.48)

What #FBAA84 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 #FBAA84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 6.87Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 7.6Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.16Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.47Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 9.35Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.97

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

#FBAA84 Channel Values

How #FBAA84 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 170 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 94% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 47% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBAA84 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBAA84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBAA84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBAA84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBAA84
Complementary
#83D5FB
Analogous
#FB8399
Analogous
#FBE583
Triadic
#83FBA9
Triadic
#A983FB
Split comp.
#83FBE5
Split comp.
#8399FB

Tints & Shades of #FBAA84

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

#FCB492
#FCC1A6
#FDCCB5
#FDD6C4
#FEE0D2
#FEEEE6

Shades

#FA8752
#F86520
#DF4B07
#A83905
#772804
#451702

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBAA84.

How #FBAA84 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#FBAA84
Protanopia#BBBB83
Protanomaly#D8B584
Deuteranopia#CACA80
Deuteranomaly#DFBE81
Tritanopia#FDA6A6
Tritanomaly#FCA899
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBAA84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbaa84: #FBAA84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBAA84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbaa84': '#FBAA84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.667, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_fbaa84">#FBAA84</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBAA84"

More Orange Colors

#FBAA84 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FBAA84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBAA84?

#FBAA84 is a light orange — rgb(251, 170, 132) in RGB and hsl(19, 94%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #FBAA84?

#FBAA84 is rgb(251, 170, 132) — red 251, green 170, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBAA84?

#FBAA84 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBAA84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBAA84 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBAA84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBAA84 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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