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#FBDEAC Color

#FBDEAC is rgb(251, 222, 172) in RGB, hsl(38, 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 1.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBDEAC
HEX#FBDEAC
RGBrgb(251, 222, 172)
HSLhsl(38, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(38, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.072 81.1)
LABlab(90.01% 5.11 28.47)
LCHlch(90.01% 28.93 79.82)

What #FBDEAC 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 #FBDEAC, 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.

#FBDEAC Channel Values

How #FBDEAC 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 222 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · 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
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBDEAC 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBDEAC

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

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 #FBDEAC.

How #FBDEAC 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#FBDEAC
Protanopia#E3E3AC
Protanomaly#EDE1AC
Deuteranopia#E8E8AB
Deuteranomaly#F0E4AB
Tritanopia#FFD9D9
Tritanomaly#FEDBC8
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBDEAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbdeac: #FBDEAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBDEAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbdeac': '#FBDEAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.871, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_fbdeac">#FBDEAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBDEAC"

More Orange Colors

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

#FBDEAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBDEAC?

#FBDEAC is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 222, 172) in RGB and hsl(38, 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 1.67.

What is the RGB value of #FBDEAC?

#FBDEAC is rgb(251, 222, 172) — red 251, green 222, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBDEAC?

#FBDEAC 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 #FBDEAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBDEAC scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBDEAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBDEAC 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 1.67, which is below the threshold most people can see.

Open #FBDEAC in a Tool

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