What color is #FBCEB1?

#FBCEB1 is a very light, vivid orange known as Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Apricot?

The RGB value is 251, 206, 177: 251 red, 206 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Apricot?

The complementary color is #B1DEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBCEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Apricot color: hex code #FBCEB1

#FBCEB1 rgb(251, 206, 177)

Shades of beige

Apricot has the hex code #FBCEB1. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 80.8% green and 69.4% blue (251, 206, 177).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 90% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

Apricot (#FBCEB1) color codes

HEX	`#FBCEB1`
RGB	`rgb(251, 206, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 80.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 90%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 29%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, 11.77, 20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 23.55, 60.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.792, 67.829, 51.003)`
Decimal	`16502449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Apricot, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FBCEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBCEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FBCEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbceb1; }
.text { color: #fbceb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbceb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 206 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbceb1, #fbf3b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FBCEB1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBCEB1?: #FBCEB1 is a very light, vivid orange known as Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Apricot?: The RGB value is 251, 206, 177: 251 red, 206 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Apricot?: The complementary color is #B1DEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBCEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.