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#FBCAAC Color

#FBCAAC is rgb(251, 202, 172) in RGB, hsl(23, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBCAAC
HEX#FBCAAC
RGBrgb(251, 202, 172)
HSLhsl(23, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(23, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.069 53)
LABlab(85.15% 14.89 21.96)
LCHlch(85.15% 26.53 55.85)

What #FBCAAC 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 #FBCAAC, 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.

#FBCAAC Channel Values

How #FBCAAC 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 202 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 31% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBCAAC 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBCAAC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBCAAC; 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 #FBCAAC

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 #FBCAAC.

How #FBCAAC 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#FBCAAC
Protanopia#D3D3AC
Protanomaly#E4D0AC
Deuteranopia#DCDCAA
Deuteranomaly#E9D5AB
Tritanopia#FEC7C7
Tritanomaly#FDC8BD
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBCAAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbcaac: #FBCAAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBCAAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbcaac': '#FBCAAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.792, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_fbcaac">#FBCAAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBCAAC"

More Orange Colors

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

#FBCAAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBCAAC?

#FBCAAC is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 202, 172) in RGB and hsl(23, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #FBCAAC?

#FBCAAC is rgb(251, 202, 172) — red 251, green 202, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBCAAC?

#FBCAAC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBCAAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBCAAC scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBCAAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBCAAC 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 6.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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