Information about #FBAA5A color

#FBAA5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FBAA5A falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(251, 170, 90) — 98.4% red, 66.7% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 63 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FBAA5A reads as a intensely saturated orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rajah (#FBAB60). Slightly further away sit Pale Orange (#FFA756) and Texas Rose (#FCB057).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(251, 170, 90)), which gives #FBAA5A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FBAA5A: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #FBAA5A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FBAA5A color variations

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#FBAA5A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FBAA5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rajah color link
Rajah

#FBAB60

Pale Orange color link
Pale Orange

#FFA756

Texas Rose color link
Texas Rose

#FCB057

Touche color link
Touche

#FFA555

Vegas color link
Vegas

#FCB358

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Pale Incense color link
Pale Incense

#FFA565

Tan Hide color link
Tan Hide

#FA9D5A

Koromiko color link
Koromiko

#FEB552

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FBAA5A
  • RGB251, 170, 90
  • CMYK0, 32, 63, 2
  • CSSrgb(251, 170, 90)
  • HSL30°, 95%, 67%
  • HSL Precise29.814°, 95.266%, 66.863%
  • HSV30°, 64%, 98%
  • HSB30°, 64%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.984
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.984, 0.667, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.984, 0.667, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.984, 0.667, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFBAA5A
  • DECIMAL ID16493146
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01