What color is #FBAB60?

#FBAB60 is a light, vivid orange known as Rajah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rajah?

The RGB value is 251, 171, 96: 251 red, 171 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rajah?

The complementary color is #60B0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBAB60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rajah color: hex code #FBAB60

#FBAB60 rgb(251, 171, 96)

Shades of orange

Rajah has the hex code #FBAB60. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 67.1% green and 37.6% blue (251, 171, 96).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 95% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 62% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

Rajah (#FBAB60) color codes

HEX	`#FBAB60`
RGB	`rgb(251, 171, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 67.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 95%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 62%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 62%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, 22.19, 49.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 54.54, 65.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.462, 50.484, 17.835)`
Decimal	`16493408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rajah, 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 #FBAB60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBAB60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #FBAB60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbab60; }
.text { color: #fbab60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbab60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 171 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbab60, #fbf860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FBAB60 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBAB60?: #FBAB60 is a light, vivid orange known as Rajah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rajah?: The RGB value is 251, 171, 96: 251 red, 171 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rajah?: The complementary color is #60B0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBAB60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.