What color is #FBEAB8?

#FBEAB8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Solar?

The RGB value is 251, 234, 184: 251 red, 234 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Solar?

The complementary color is #B8C9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBEAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Solar color: hex code #FBEAB8

#FBEAB8 rgb(251, 234, 184)

Shades of beige

Solar has the hex code #FBEAB8. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.8% green and 72.2% blue (251, 234, 184).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

Solar (#FBEAB8) color codes

HEX	`#FBEAB8`
RGB	`rgb(251, 234, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 89%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 27%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.93, -1.71, 26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.93, 26.48, 93.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.859, 82.817, 57.222)`
Decimal	`16509624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Solar, 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 #FBEAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #FBEAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbeab8; }
.text { color: #fbeab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbeab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 234 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbeab8, #ebfbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FBEAB8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBEAB8?: #FBEAB8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Solar?: The RGB value is 251, 234, 184: 251 red, 234 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Solar?: The complementary color is #B8C9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.