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#FBB155 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBB155 is a orange color we call Light 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 #FBB155 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.

#FBB155 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 #56A0FB; it also sits naturally between #FB5E56 and #F2FB56. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB155 · RGB 251, 177, 85

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Color values

HEX#FBB155
RGB251, 177, 85
HSL33°, 95%, 66%
HSV33°, 66%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 66%, 2%
XYZ57.15, 52.61, 15.74
Yxy52.61, 0.4554, 0.4192
CIE-Lab77.64, 18.37, 56.50
Hunter Lab72.53, 17.86, 35.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 69% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 66% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB155 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB155 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB155

.text { color: #FBB155; }
.background { background-color: #FBB155; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB155; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 177, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 95%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB155; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 177, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB155; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 177, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB155">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB155">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB155

#FAA338#F9951A#EA8306#CC7205#AE6204#905104#724003#502D02#321C01#140B01

Tints of #FBB155

#FBB765#FBBE74#FCC583#FCCC92#FDD3A1#FDDAAF#FDE1BE#FEE8CD#FEEFDC#FEF6EB

Tones of #FBB155

#EFAF62#E3AE6D#D7AD79#CCAC85#C0AB91#B4AA9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56A0FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB155: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB155

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 #FBB155: ·

How #FBB155 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDA6BDeuteranopia · #DFE571Tritanopia · #F77D81

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB155 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Palette F3e9dc
#F3E9DC · #D96F32 · #C75D2C · #F8B259
Dreamy Ruby Opal
#0C322C · #FBB14E · #F734BD · #5F2CFF
Vintage Cinder
#110C36 · #FAAD4E · #15F53A · #C3FA48
Radiant Ruby
#FEF3E2 · #F4AE52 · #D4621A · #2A1A0E
Palette C1ebe9
#C1EBE9 · #FFF7C5 · #F4AE52 · #4F252E

Similar colors

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

#FFAE56#F8B259#FBB14E#FAAD4E#F4AE52#FEB05D#FFAB5B#FAB95B#FFA95A#FDB44B#F3A953#FFB84C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB154  ·  #FBB156 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB155?

#FBB155 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 177, 85). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB155?

#FBB155 is RGB 251, 177, 85 — HSL 33°, 95%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 66%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB155?

Its complement is #56A0FB; analogous partners are #FB5E56 and #F2FB56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB155 for text?

Black text on #FBB155 has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.