#FDB09B Color

#FDB09B is rgb(253, 176, 155) in RGB, hsl(13, 96%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FDB09B

HEX#FDB09B

RGBrgb(253, 176, 155)

HSLhsl(13, 96%, 80%)

HSVhsv(13, 39%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.096 35.9)

LABlab(79.02% 27.12 22.70)

LCHlch(79.02% 35.37 39.94)

What #FDB09B 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 #FDB09B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 4.79 Melon#FEBAADΔE 7.16 Vivid Tangerine#FFA089ΔE 9.55 Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.96 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 10.78 Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 12.13

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#FDB09B Channel Values

How #FDB09B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 253 · G 176 · B 155	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 13° · S 96% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 13° · S 39% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 30% · Y 39% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.77:1 vs white · 11.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FDB09B 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FDB09B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FDB09B; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FDB09B

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

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How #FDB09B 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#FDB09B

Protanopia#C0C09A

Protanomaly#DBBA9B

Deuteranopia#CECE98

Deuteranomaly#E2C399

Tritanopia#FFAEAE

Tritanomaly#FEAFA6

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #FDB09B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fdb09b: #FDB09B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FDB09B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fdb09b': '#FDB09B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.992, green: 0.690, blue: 0.608)

Android XML<color name="color_fdb09b">#FDB09B</color>

SVG fillfill="#FDB09B"

More Red Colors

#FDB09B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#FDB09B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FDB09B?

#FDB09B is a lightest red — rgb(253, 176, 155) in RGB and hsl(13, 96%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush Coral (#FFB2A6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #FDB09B?

#FDB09B is rgb(253, 176, 155) — red 253, green 176, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FDB09B?

#FDB09B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FDB09B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FDB09B scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FDB09B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FDB09B 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.78, which is visibly different.

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