What color is #FBD5C0?

#FBD5C0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Maiden’s Blush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBD5C0?

The RGB value is 251, 213, 192: 251 red, 213 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBD5C0?

The complementary color is #C0E6FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBD5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBD5C0 color

#FBD5C0 rgb(251, 213, 192)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FBD5C0 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 83.5% green and 75.3% blue (251, 213, 192).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Maiden’s Blush (#F3D3BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#FBD5C0 color codes

HEX	`#FBD5C0`
RGB	`rgb(251, 213, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 83.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, 10.14, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 18.37, 56.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.093, 71.906, 59.888)`
Decimal	`16504256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBD5C0, 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 #FBD5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBD5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #FBD5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbd5c0; }
.text { color: #fbd5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbd5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 213 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbd5c0, #fbf3c0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBD5C0?: #FBD5C0 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Maiden’s Blush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBD5C0?: The RGB value is 251, 213, 192: 251 red, 213 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBD5C0?: The complementary color is #C0E6FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBD5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.