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#FBCD7D — Light Vivid Orange

#FBCD7D is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FBCD7D 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.

#FBCD7D 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 #7EACFB; it also sits naturally between #FB8F7E and #EAFB7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBCD7D · RGB 251, 205, 125

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Color values

HEX#FBCD7D
RGB251, 205, 125
HSL38°, 94%, 74%
HSV38°, 50%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 50%, 2%
XYZ65.32, 65.65, 28.63
Yxy65.65, 0.4092, 0.4114
CIE-Lab84.82, 6.67, 45.69
Hunter Lab81.03, 6.53, 32.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 50% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBCD7D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBCD7D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBCD7D

.text { color: #FBCD7D; }
.background { background-color: #FBCD7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCD7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 205, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 94%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCD7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 205, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCD7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 205, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCD7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCD7D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCD7D

#FAC05C#F9B339#F8A516#E49307#C17C06#9E6605#7C5004#593903#362302#140D01

Tints of #FBCD7D

#FBD188#FCD592#FCDBA1#FCDFAB#FDE2B5#FDE6BF#FDEAC9#FEF0D7#FEF4E1#FEF7EB

Tones of #FBCD7D

#F2CB87#E9C990#E1C699#D7C4A2#CFC1AB#C5BFB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EACFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBCD7D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCD7D

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 #FBCD7D: ·

How #FBCD7D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E790Deuteranopia · #EAED95Tritanopia · #F9A0A3

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 #FBCD7D rather than the exact color:

Palette 2b3964
#2B3964 · #3482AA · #6DB3B5 · #F9CC7B
Palette 402785
#402785 · #5F4E9E · #FAFB97 · #FCC97B
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB
Palette 640d6b
#640D6B · #B51B75 · #E65C19 · #F8D082
Palette 69247c
#69247C · #DA498D · #FAC67A · #F9E6CF
Palette 8a8635
#8A8635 · #AA2B1D · #CC561E · #F3CF7A

Similar colors

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

#F9CC7B#FCC97B#FFCF81#F8D082#FAC67A#F3CF7A#FFC47E#FFD384#FFC785#F7D87F#FFCA88#FBD288

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBCD7C  ·  #FBCD7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCD7D?

#FBCD7D is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 205, 125). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCD7D?

#FBCD7D is RGB 251, 205, 125 — HSL 38°, 94%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 50%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCD7D?

Its complement is #7EACFB; analogous partners are #FB8F7E and #EAFB7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCD7D for text?

Black text on #FBCD7D has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.