What color is #FBD9C6?

#FBD9C6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coral Kiss. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBD9C6?

The RGB value is 251, 217, 198: 251 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBD9C6?

The complementary color is #C6E8FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBD9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBD9C6 color

#FBD9C6 rgb(251, 217, 198)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FBD9C6 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 85.1% green and 77.6% blue (251, 217, 198).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 87% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Coral Kiss (#FFDDC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#FBD9C6 color codes

HEX	`#FBD9C6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 217, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 85.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 87%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.02, 8.92, 13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.02, 16.36, 56.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.79, 74.214, 63.8)`
Decimal	`16505286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBD9C6, 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 #FBD9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBD9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #FBD9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbd9c6; }
.text { color: #fbd9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbd9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 217 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbd9c6, #fbf3c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #FBD9C6?: #FBD9C6 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Coral Kiss. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBD9C6?: The RGB value is 251, 217, 198: 251 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBD9C6?: The complementary color is #C6E8FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBD9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.