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#FBBFAA — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBBFAA is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FBBFAA 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.

#FBBFAA 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 #ACE6FB; it also sits naturally between #FBACBF and #FBE9AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBFAA · RGB 251, 191, 170

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Color values

HEX#FBBFAA
RGB251, 191, 170
HSL16°, 91%, 83%
HSV16°, 32%, 98%
CMYK0%, 24%, 32%, 2%
XYZ65.67, 60.67, 46.28
Yxy60.67, 0.3804, 0.3515
CIE-Lab82.20, 18.74, 18.94
Hunter Lab77.89, 18.63, 15.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FBBFAA

.text { color: #FBBFAA; }
.background { background-color: #FBBFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 191, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 191, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 191, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBBFAA

#F9A485#F7875E#F66A37#F44D10#D6410A#AF3508#882906#611D05#3A1203#130601

Tints of #FBBFAA

#FBC5B1#FCCCBB#FCD0C0#FCD3C5#FDDBCE#FDDED3#FDE2D8#FDE6DD#FEEDE7#FEF0EC

Tones of #FBBFAA

#F5C4B2#F0C7B7#EAC9BD#E5CCC3#DFCEC8#D9D1CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACE6FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBFAA

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 #FBBFAA: ·

How #FBBFAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E0AFDeuteranopia · #E5E9B0Tritanopia · #F8B3B4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F9c0ab
#F9C0AB · #F4E0AF · #A8CD89 · #355F2E
Palette Fabea7
#FABEA7 · #FBE2E5 · #9CADA4 · #767C77
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2

Similar colors

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

#F9C0AB#FABEA7#FFBFA9#FCBAAD#F8C3AF#FFC5AA#FFBDA3#FFC6AC#F5C6AA#FBC6A4#FDBFB3#F3C4AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBFA9  ·  #FBBFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBFAA?

#FBBFAA is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 191, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBFAA?

#FBBFAA is RGB 251, 191, 170 — HSL 16°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 32%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBFAA?

Its complement is #ACE6FB; analogous partners are #FBACBF and #FBE9AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBFAA for text?

Black text on #FBBFAA has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.