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#FBDDAD Color

#FBDDAD is rgb(251, 221, 173) in RGB, hsl(37, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBDDAD
HEX#FBDDAD
RGBrgb(251, 221, 173)
HSLhsl(37, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(37, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.07 79.3)
LABlab(89.78% 5.69 27.66)
LCHlch(89.78% 28.23 78.38)

What #FBDDAD 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 #FBDDAD, 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.

#FBDDAD Channel Values

How #FBDDAD 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 221 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 31% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBDDAD 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBDDAD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBDDAD

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 #FBDDAD.

How #FBDDAD 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#FBDDAD
Protanopia#E2E2AD
Protanomaly#EDE0AD
Deuteranopia#E7E7AC
Deuteranomaly#F0E3AC
Tritanopia#FFD8D8
Tritanomaly#FEDAC8
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBDDAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbddad: #FBDDAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBDDAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbddad': '#FBDDAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.867, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_fbddad">#FBDDAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBDDAD"

More Orange Colors

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

#FBDDAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBDDAD?

#FBDDAD is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 221, 173) in RGB and hsl(37, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.5.

What is the RGB value of #FBDDAD?

#FBDDAD is rgb(251, 221, 173) — red 251, green 221, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBDDAD?

#FBDDAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBDDAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBDDAD scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBDDAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBDDAD 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 1.5, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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