What color is #FBCD9F?

#FBCD9F is a light, vivid orange known as Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Apricot Sherbet?

The RGB value is 251, 205, 159: 251 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Apricot Sherbet?

The complementary color is #9FCDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBCD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Apricot Sherbet color: hex code #FBCD9F

#FBCD9F rgb(251, 205, 159)

Shades of beige

Apricot Sherbet has the hex code #FBCD9F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 80.4% green and 62.4% blue (251, 205, 159).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

Apricot Sherbet (#FBCD9F) color codes

HEX	`#FBCD9F`
RGB	`rgb(251, 205, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 80.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 92%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, 10.1, 29.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 30.74, 70.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.875, 66.678, 42.089)`
Decimal	`16502175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Apricot Sherbet, 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 #FBCD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBCD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #FBCD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbcd9f; }
.text { color: #fbcd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbcd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 205 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbcd9f, #fbfb9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FBCD9F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBCD9F?: #FBCD9F is a light, vivid orange known as Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Apricot Sherbet?: The RGB value is 251, 205, 159: 251 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Apricot Sherbet?: The complementary color is #9FCDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBCD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.