Information about #FBB57F color

#FBB57F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FBB57F falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(251, 181, 127) — 98.4% red, 71% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 49 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FBB57F is a intensely saturated warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mellow Apricot (#F8B878). Slightly further away sit Apricot Wash (#FBAC82) and Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(251, 181, 127)), which gives #FBB57F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FBB57F: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #FBB57F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FBB57F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FBB57F 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 #FBB57F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FBB57F
  • RGB251, 181, 127
  • CMYK0, 27, 49, 2
  • CSSrgb(251, 181, 127)
  • HSL26°, 94%, 74%
  • HSL Precise26.129°, 93.939%, 74.118%
  • HSV26°, 49%, 98%
  • HSB26°, 49%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.984
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.984, 0.710, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.984, 0.710, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.984, 0.710, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFBB57F
  • DECIMAL ID16495999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01