What color is #FDCB99?

#FDCB99 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDCB99?

The RGB value is 253, 203, 153: 253 red, 203 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDCB99?

The complementary color is #99CBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDCB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDCB99 color

#FDCB99 rgb(253, 203, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDCB99 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 79.6% green and 60% blue (253, 203, 153).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 96% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 40% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Apricot Sherbet (#FBCD9F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#FDCB99 color codes

HEX	`#FDCB99`
RGB	`rgb(253, 203, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 79.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 96%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 40%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 40%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.94, 11.24, 31.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.94, 33.59, 70.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.616, 65.898, 39.289)`
Decimal	`16632729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDCB99, 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 #FDCB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDCB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #FDCB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdcb99; }
.text { color: #fdcb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdcb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 203 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdcb99, #fdfd99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #FDCB99?: #FDCB99 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDCB99?: The RGB value is 253, 203, 153: 253 red, 203 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDCB99?: The complementary color is #99CBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDCB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.