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#FBAD84 Color

#FBAD84 is rgb(251, 173, 132) in RGB, hsl(21, 94%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 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 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBAD84
HEX#FBAD84
RGBrgb(251, 173, 132)
HSLhsl(21, 94%, 75%)
HSVhsv(21, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.107 48.5)
LABlab(77.77% 26.12 33.18)
LCHlch(77.77% 42.23 51.79)

What #FBAD84 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 #FBAD84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.09Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 8.13Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.15Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 9.32Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.63Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 10.3

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

#FBAD84 Channel Values

How #FBAD84 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 173 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 94% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 47% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBAD84 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBAD84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBAD84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBAD84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBAD84
Complementary
#83D1FB
Analogous
#FB8395
Analogous
#FBE983
Triadic
#83FBAD
Triadic
#AD83FB
Split comp.
#83FBE9
Split comp.
#8395FB

Tints & Shades of #FBAD84

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

#FCB792
#FCC4A6
#FDCEB5
#FDD8C4
#FEE2D2
#FEEFE6

Shades

#FA8D52
#F86C20
#DF5207
#A83E05
#772C04
#451A02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBAD84.

How #FBAD84 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#FBAD84
Protanopia#BDBD83
Protanomaly#D9B784
Deuteranopia#CBCB80
Deuteranomaly#E0C082
Tritanopia#FEA9A9
Tritanomaly#FDAA9B
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBAD84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbad84: #FBAD84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBAD84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbad84': '#FBAD84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.678, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_fbad84">#FBAD84</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBAD84"

More Orange Colors

#FBAD84 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FBAD84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBAD84?

#FBAD84 is a light orange — rgb(251, 173, 132) in RGB and hsl(21, 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #FBAD84?

#FBAD84 is rgb(251, 173, 132) — red 251, green 173, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBAD84?

#FBAD84 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBAD84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBAD84 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBAD84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBAD84 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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