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#FBB657 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBB657 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 #FBB657 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.

#FBB657 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 #569BFB; it also sits naturally between #FB6456 and #EDFB56. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBB657 · RGB 251, 182, 87

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Color values

HEX#FBB657
RGB251, 182, 87
HSL35°, 95%, 66%
HSV35°, 65%, 98%
CMYK0%, 27%, 65%, 2%
XYZ58.23, 54.65, 16.50
Yxy54.65, 0.4501, 0.4224
CIE-Lab78.84, 15.86, 56.90
Hunter Lab73.93, 15.42, 35.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 71% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 65% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBB657 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBB657 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBB657

.text { color: #FBB657; }
.background { background-color: #FBB657; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBB657; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 182, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 95%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBB657; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 182, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBB657; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 182, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBB657">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBB657">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBB657

#FAA938#F99C1A#EA8B06#CC7905#AE6704#905604#724403#502F02#321E01#140C01

Tints of #FBB657

#FBBC65#FBC374#FCC983#FCD092#FDD6A1#FDDDAF#FDE3BE#FEEACD#FEF0DC#FEF6EB

Tones of #FBB657

#EFB462#E3B26D#D7B079#CCAE85#C0AC91#B4AA9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #569BFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBB657: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBB657

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 #FBB657: ·

How #FBB657 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD6EDeuteranopia · #E1E674Tritanopia · #F88084

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 #FBB657 rather than the exact color:

Palette 1a3263
#1A3263 · #547792 · #FAB95B · #E8E2DB
Palette Fab95b
#FAB95B · #71A0A5 · #665C84 · #212121
Palette F3e9dc
#F3E9DC · #D96F32 · #C75D2C · #F8B259
Palette Ffbb5c
#FFBB5C · #FF9B50 · #E25E3E · #C63D2F
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Palette F5f2f2
#F5F2F2 · #FEB05D · #5A7ACD · #2B2A2A

Similar colors

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

#FAB95B#F8B259#FFBB5C#FFAE56#FEB05D#FBB14E#F3B95F#F4AE52#FFB84C#FDB44B#FFAB5B#FAAD4E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBB656  ·  #FBB658 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBB657?

#FBB657 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 182, 87). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBB657?

#FBB657 is RGB 251, 182, 87 — HSL 35°, 95%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 65%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBB657?

Its complement is #569BFB; analogous partners are #FB6456 and #EDFB56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBB657 for text?

Black text on #FBB657 has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.