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#FBB375 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBB375 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 #FBB375 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.

#FBB375 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 #74BCFB; it also sits naturally between #FB7479 and #FBF674. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB375 · RGB 251, 179, 117

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Color values

HEX#FBB375
RGB251, 179, 117
HSL28°, 94%, 72%
HSV28°, 53%, 98%
CMYK0%, 29%, 53%, 2%
XYZ59.11, 54.03, 24.14
Yxy54.03, 0.4306, 0.3936
CIE-Lab78.48, 19.55, 41.85
Hunter Lab73.51, 19.14, 29.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 70% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 53% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB375 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB375 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB375

.text { color: #FBB375; }
.background { background-color: #FBB375; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB375; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 179, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 94%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB375; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 179, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB375; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 179, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB375">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB375">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB375

#FAA052#F98D2F#F87D12#DF6C07#BC5B06#994A05#773904#592B03#361A02#140A01

Tints of #FBB375

#FBB97E#FBC18D#FCC697#FCCEA6#FDD4B0#FDD9BA#FDE1C9#FEE7D2#FEEFE1#FEF4EB

Tones of #FBB375

#F1B47E#E7B488#DEB591#D4B69B#CBB6A4#C1B7AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74BCFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB375: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB375

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 #FBB375: ·

How #FBB375 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDB84Deuteranopia · #E0E588Tritanopia · #F79092

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 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBB375 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9b572
#F9B572 · #99B080 · #748E63 · #FAF8ED
Palette 22eaaa
#22EAAA · #B31E6F · #EE5A5A · #FFB174
Ruby Cinder
#A14646 · #DA6556 · #EB895B · #FDB773
Palette Ffb38e
#FFB38E · #FFCF9D · #FFB26F · #DE8F5F
Palette 2d3250
#2D3250 · #424769 · #7077A1 · #F6B17A
Palette 401f71
#401F71 · #824D74 · #BE7B72 · #FDAF7B

Similar colors

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

#F9B572#FFB174#FDB773#FFB26F#F6B17A#FDAF7B#FEAE6F#FAAB78#F5B17B#FFAB73#FFAE6E#F6AD7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB374  ·  #FBB376 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB375?

#FBB375 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 179, 117). Its closest standard named color is LightSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB375?

#FBB375 is RGB 251, 179, 117 — HSL 28°, 94%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 53%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB375?

Its complement is #74BCFB; analogous partners are #FB7479 and #FBF674. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB375 for text?

Black text on #FBB375 has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.