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#FBAD89 Color

#FBAD89 is rgb(251, 173, 137) in RGB, hsl(19, 93%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBAD89
HEX#FBAD89
RGBrgb(251, 173, 137)
HSLhsl(19, 93%, 76%)
HSVhsv(19, 45%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.104 45.6)
LABlab(77.84% 26.47 30.64)
LCHlch(77.84% 40.49 49.18)

What #FBAD89 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 #FBAD89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.58Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 8.85Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 8.89Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 8.96Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.67Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 10.69

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

#FBAD89 Channel Values

How #FBAD89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 93% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 45% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 45% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBAD89 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 text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBAD89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBAD89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBAD89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBAD89
Complementary
#89D7FB
Analogous
#FB899E
Analogous
#FBE689
Triadic
#89FBAD
Triadic
#AD89FB
Split comp.
#89FBE6
Split comp.
#899EFB

Tints & Shades of #FBAD89

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

#FBB798
#FCC1A6
#FCCCB5
#FDD9C9
#FEE4D8
#FEEEE6

Shades

#F98B58
#F76522
#DD4C08
#AC3B06
#7B2A04
#451802

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBAD89.

How #FBAD89 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#FBAD89
Protanopia#BDBD88
Protanomaly#D9B789
Deuteranopia#CBCB85
Deuteranomaly#E0C087
Tritanopia#FDA9A9
Tritanomaly#FCAB9D
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBAD89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbad89: #FBAD89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBAD89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbad89': '#FBAD89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.678, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_fbad89">#FBAD89</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBAD89"

More Orange Colors

#FBAD89 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FBAD89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBAD89?

#FBAD89 is a light orange — rgb(251, 173, 137) in RGB and hsl(19, 93%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Salmon (#E9967A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #FBAD89?

#FBAD89 is rgb(251, 173, 137) — red 251, green 173, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBAD89?

#FBAD89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBAD89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBAD89 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBAD89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBAD89 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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