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#FBCAA2 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBCAA2 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FBCAA2 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.

#FBCAA2 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 #A2D3FB; it also sits naturally between #FBA2A6 and #FBF7A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBCAA2 · RGB 251, 202, 162

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Color values

HEX#FBCAA2
RGB251, 202, 162
HSL27°, 92%, 81%
HSV27°, 35%, 98%
CMYK0%, 20%, 35%, 2%
XYZ67.43, 65.36, 43.24
Yxy65.36, 0.3830, 0.3713
CIE-Lab84.67, 12.01, 26.55
Hunter Lab80.84, 11.90, 21.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 79% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBCAA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBCAA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBCAA2

.text { color: #FBCAA2; }
.background { background-color: #FBCAA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCAA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 202, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCAA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 202, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCAA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 202, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCAA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCAA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCAA2

#F9B47B#F8A059#F68A31#F5740A#D36409#AB5107#843F06#5D2C04#3B1C02#140901

Tints of #FBCAA2

#FCD0AC#FCD2B1#FCD8BA#FCDBBF#FDE0C9#FDE3CE#FDE9D8#FEECDD#FEF1E7#FEF4EB

Tones of #FBCAA2

#F5CBA8#EFCBAF#E8CCB5#E1CDBC#DBCDC2#D5CEC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2D3FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBCAA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCAA2

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 #FBCAA2: ·

How #FBCAA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E5ACDeuteranopia · #E9ECAETritanopia · #F9B3B5

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 #FBCAA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Palette Ecf9ff
#ECF9FF · #FFFBEB · #FFE7CC · #F8CBA6
Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette 6b240c
#6B240C · #994D1C · #E48F45 · #F5CCA0
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4

Similar colors

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

#FBC6A4#FDCB9E#F8CBA6#FECDA6#F5CCA0#FFC7A7#FDC3A1#FFC69D#F5C6A5#FFC3A1#FFCF9D#FFD2A0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBCAA1  ·  #FBCAA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCAA2?

#FBCAA2 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 202, 162). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCAA2?

#FBCAA2 is RGB 251, 202, 162 — HSL 27°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCAA2?

Its complement is #A2D3FB; analogous partners are #FBA2A6 and #FBF7A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCAA2 for text?

Black text on #FBCAA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.