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#FBEACB Color

#FBEACB is rgb(251, 234, 203) in RGB, hsl(39, 86%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBEACB
HEX#FBEACB
RGBrgb(251, 234, 203)
HSLhsl(39, 86%, 89%)
HSVhsv(39, 19%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.045 82.6)
LABlab(93.48% 2.38 17.31)
LCHlch(93.48% 17.47 82.16)

What #FBEACB 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 #FBEACB, 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.

#FBEACB Channel Values

How #FBEACB 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 234 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 86% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 19% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 19% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBEACB 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBEACB

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

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 #FBEACB.

How #FBEACB 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#FBEACB
Protanopia#EDEDCB
Protanomaly#F3ECCB
Deuteranopia#F0F0CA
Deuteranomaly#F4EECB
Tritanopia#FEE6E6
Tritanomaly#FDE8DC
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBEACB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbeacb: #FBEACB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBEACB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbeacb': '#FBEACB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.918, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_fbeacb">#FBEACB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBEACB"

More Orange Colors

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

#FBEACB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBEACB?

#FBEACB is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 234, 203) in RGB and hsl(39, 86%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blanched Almond (#FFEBCD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.36.

What is the RGB value of #FBEACB?

#FBEACB is rgb(251, 234, 203) — red 251, green 234, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBEACB?

#FBEACB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBEACB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBEACB scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBEACB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBEACB 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 blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) at a CIE76 distance of 1.36, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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