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#FBB293 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBB293 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightSalmon (#FFA07A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightsalmon (#FFA07A) — not an exact match. CSS lightsalmon gives you #FFA07A, a different color; use #FBB293 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.

#FBB293 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #93DCFB; it also sits naturally between #FB93A8 and #FBE693. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB293 · RGB 251, 178, 147

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Color values

HEX#FBB293
RGB251, 178, 147
HSL18°, 93%, 78%
HSV18°, 41%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 41%, 2%
XYZ60.97, 54.46, 34.90
Yxy54.46, 0.4056, 0.3623
CIE-Lab78.73, 22.91, 26.45
Hunter Lab73.79, 22.63, 20.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB293 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB293 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB293

.text { color: #FBB293; }
.background { background-color: #FBB293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 178, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 178, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 178, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB293">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB293

#FA9A70#F87E49#F76526#EC4D09#CA4207#A73606#802A05#5E1E03#361202#140601

Tints of #FBB293

#FBB99D#FCC0A6#FCC4AB#FCCBB5#FDD2BF#FDD9C9#FDE0D3#FEE3D8#FEEAE1#FEF1EB

Tones of #FBB293

#F4B59A#ECB8A2#E5BBA9#DDBEB0#D6C1B8#CEC4C0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93DCFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.77:1 Fails
Against black text11.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB293

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 #FBB293: ·

How #FBB293 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDB9BDeuteranopia · #E0E59CTritanopia · #F7A0A2

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB293 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6c567b
#6C567B · #C06C84 · #F67280 · #F8B195
Palette Fff1d3
#FFF1D3 · #FFB090 · #CA5995 · #5D1C6A
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F
Palette E178c5
#E178C5 · #FF8E8F · #FFB38E · #FFFDCB
Palette Ff9a86
#FF9A86 · #FFB399 · #FFD6A6 · #FFF0BE
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB

Similar colors

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

#F8B195#FFB090#FFB38E#FFB399#FFB996#F6AE99#FFBA93#FFBB91#F2B28C#F5B89B#F9B487#EFB495

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB292  ·  #FBB294 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB293?

#FBB293 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 178, 147). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB293?

#FBB293 is RGB 251, 178, 147 — HSL 18°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB293?

Its complement is #93DCFB; analogous partners are #FB93A8 and #FBE693. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB293 for text?

Black text on #FBB293 has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.