What color is #FBD5A6?

#FBD5A6 is a light, vivid orange known as Tuscan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tuscan?

The RGB value is 251, 213, 166: 251 red, 213 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tuscan?

The complementary color is #A6CCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBD5A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tuscan color: hex code #FBD5A6

#FBD5A6 rgb(251, 213, 166)

Shades of beige

Tuscan has the hex code #FBD5A6. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 83.5% green and 65.1% blue (251, 213, 166).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 91% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

Tuscan (#FBD5A6) color codes

HEX	`#FBD5A6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 213, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 83.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 91%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 34%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, 6.78, 28.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 29, 76.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.462, 70.854, 46.034)`
Decimal	`16504230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tuscan, 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 #FBD5A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBD5A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #FBD5A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbd5a6; }
.text { color: #fbd5a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbd5a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 213 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbd5a6, #f6fba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FBD5A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBD5A6?: #FBD5A6 is a light, vivid orange known as Tuscan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tuscan?: The RGB value is 251, 213, 166: 251 red, 213 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tuscan?: The complementary color is #A6CCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBD5A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.