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#FBD4C6 Color

#FBD4C6 is rgb(251, 212, 198) in RGB, hsl(16, 87%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD4C6
HEX#FBD4C6
RGBrgb(251, 212, 198)
HSLhsl(16, 87%, 88%)
HSVhsv(16, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.048 40.7)
LABlab(88.01% 12.53 12.30)
LCHlch(88.01% 17.56 44.46)

What #FBD4C6 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 #FBD4C6, 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.

#FBD4C6 Channel Values

How #FBD4C6 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 212 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 87% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 21% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD4C6 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBD4C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD4C6; 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 #FBD4C6

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 #FBD4C6.

How #FBD4C6 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#FBD4C6
Protanopia#DBDBC6
Protanomaly#E9D8C6
Deuteranopia#E2E2C5
Deuteranomaly#ECDCC5
Tritanopia#FCD2D2
Tritanomaly#FCD3CD
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD4C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbd4c6: #FBD4C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD4C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd4c6': '#FBD4C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.831, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd4c6">#FBD4C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD4C6"

More Orange Colors

#FBD4C6 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD4C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD4C6?

#FBD4C6 is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 212, 198) in RGB and hsl(16, 87%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #FBD4C6?

#FBD4C6 is rgb(251, 212, 198) — red 251, green 212, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD4C6?

#FBD4C6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD4C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD4C6 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD4C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD4C6 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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