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#FBBB7E Color

#FBBB7E is rgb(251, 187, 126) in RGB, hsl(29, 94%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBBB7E
HEX#FBBB7E
RGBrgb(251, 187, 126)
HSLhsl(29, 94%, 74%)
HSVhsv(29, 50%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.107 64.1)
LABlab(80.93% 18.75 40.25)
LCHlch(80.93% 44.40 65.02)

What #FBBB7E 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 #FBBB7E, 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.

#FBBB7E Channel Values

How #FBBB7E 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 187 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 94% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 50% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 50% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBBB7E 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBBB7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBBB7E; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBBB7E

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 #FBBB7E.

How #FBBB7E 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#FBBB7E
Protanopia#C8C87D
Protanomaly#DEC37E
Deuteranopia#D3D37A
Deuteranomaly#E4CA7C
Tritanopia#FFB5B5
Tritanomaly#FEB7A2
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBBB7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbbb7e: #FBBB7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBBB7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbbb7e': '#FBBB7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.733, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_fbbb7e">#FBBB7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBBB7E"

More Orange Colors

#FBBB7E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBBB7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBBB7E?

#FBBB7E is a light orange — rgb(251, 187, 126) in RGB and hsl(29, 94%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mellow Apricot (#F8B878), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.94.

What is the RGB value of #FBBB7E?

#FBBB7E is rgb(251, 187, 126) — red 251, green 187, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBBB7E?

#FBBB7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBBB7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBBB7E scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBBB7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBBB7E 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 11.88, which is visibly different.

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