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#FBA050 — Vivid Orange

#FBA050 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #FBA050 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FBA050 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #50ABFB; it also sits naturally between #FB5056 and #FBF650. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBA050 · RGB 251, 160, 80

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Color values

HEX#FBA050
RGB251, 160, 80
HSL28°, 96%, 65%
HSV28°, 68%, 98%
CMYK0%, 36%, 68%, 2%
XYZ53.80, 46.23, 13.68
Yxy46.23, 0.4732, 0.4066
CIE-Lab73.69, 27.00, 54.48
Hunter Lab67.99, 26.30, 33.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 63% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 68% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FBA050 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBA050 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBA050

.text { color: #FBA050; }
.background { background-color: #FBA050; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBA050; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 160, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 96%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBA050; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 160, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBA050; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 160, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBA050">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBA050">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBA050

#FB9032#FA7F14#EB7005#CD6204#AF5404#8C4303#6E3502#502602#321801#140A00

Tints of #FBA050

#FCA85F#FCB06E#FCB87D#FDC18C#FDCBA0#FDD4AF#FEDCBE#FEE4CD#FEECDC#FFF4EB

Tones of #FBA050

#EFA15D#E3A268#D7A275#CAA381#BEA48E#B2A599

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50ABFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBA050: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBA050

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBA050: ·

How #FBA050 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D363Deuteranopia · #D9E068Tritanopia · #F67376

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind orange 500 · #F97316Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBA050 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Canyon
#FF9D50 · #FFF9D8 · #1DCED8 · #55E07E
Palette 769826
#769826 · #A1CB35 · #FFDE4E · #FF9D4D
Palette B1d690
#B1D690 · #FEEC37 · #FFA24C · #FF77B7
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Ruby Opal
#7D9C65 · #B93636 · #FF9C4C · #FFF2A0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FF9D50#FF9D4D#FFA24C#FF9B50#FF9B51#FF9C4C#FFA259#FFA447#FFA559#F4A548#F0A04B#F29F58

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBA04F  ·  #FBA051 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBA050?

#FBA050 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 160, 80). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBA050?

#FBA050 is RGB 251, 160, 80 — HSL 28°, 96%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 68%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBA050?

Its complement is #50ABFB; analogous partners are #FB5056 and #FBF650. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBA050 for text?

Black text on #FBA050 has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.