What color is #FBDEAE?

#FBDEAE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Such a Peach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBDEAE?

The RGB value is 251, 222, 174: 251 red, 222 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBDEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBDEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBDEAE color

#FBDEAE rgb(251, 222, 174)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 87.1% green and 68.2% blue (251, 222, 174).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Such a Peach (#FBDDAF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#FBDEAE color codes

HEX	`#FBDEAE`
RGB	`rgb(251, 222, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 87.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 91%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 31%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, 3.12, 27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 27.43, 83.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.546, 75.81, 50.795)`
Decimal	`16506542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBDEAE, 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 #FBDEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBDEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #FBDEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbdeae; }
.text { color: #fbdeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbdeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 222 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbdeae, #f2fbae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FBDEAE?: #FBDEAE is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Such a Peach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBDEAE?: The RGB value is 251, 222, 174: 251 red, 222 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBDEAE?: The complementary color is #AECBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBDEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.