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#FBCDA3 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBCDA3 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 #FBCDA3 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.

#FBCDA3 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 #A2D0FB; it also sits naturally between #FBA2A3 and #FBFAA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBCDA3 · RGB 251, 205, 163

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Color values

HEX#FBCDA3
RGB251, 205, 163
HSL29°, 92%, 81%
HSV29°, 35%, 98%
CMYK0%, 18%, 35%, 2%
XYZ68.23, 66.82, 43.95
Yxy66.82, 0.3812, 0.3733
CIE-Lab85.41, 10.57, 27.04
Hunter Lab81.74, 10.47, 21.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 80% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBCDA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBCDA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBCDA3

.text { color: #FBCDA3; }
.background { background-color: #FBCDA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBCDA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 205, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBCDA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 205, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBCDA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 205, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBCDA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBCDA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBCDA3

#F9B87B#F8A659#F69131#F57C0A#D36A09#AB5707#844306#5D2F04#3B1E02#140A01

Tints of #FBCDA3

#FCD2AC#FCD5B1#FCDABA#FCDDBF#FDE2C9#FDE5CE#FDEAD8#FEEDDD#FEF2E7#FEF4EB

Tones of #FBCDA3

#F5CDA8#EFCDAF#E8CEB5#E1CEBC#DBCEC2#D5CEC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2D0FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBCDA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBCDA3

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 #FBCDA3: ·

How #FBCDA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7ADDeuteranopia · #EAEDB0Tritanopia · #F9B5B7

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 #FBCDA3 rather than the exact color:

Palette A9a9a9
#A9A9A9 · #FECDA6 · #FF9130 · #FF5B22
Palette Ecf9ff
#ECF9FF · #FFFBEB · #FFE7CC · #F8CBA6
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Palette 6b240c
#6B240C · #994D1C · #E48F45 · #F5CCA0
Palette Fbc6a4
#FBC6A4 · #F4A9A8 · #CE97B0 · #AFB9C8
Palette 8174a0
#8174A0 · #A888B5 · #EFB6C8 · #FFD2A0

Similar colors

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

#FECDA6#F8CBA6#FDCB9E#F5CCA0#FBC6A4#FFD2A0#FFCF9D#FED39F#FFC7A7#FED2AA#F9D5A7#FAD6A5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBCDA2  ·  #FBCDA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBCDA3?

#FBCDA3 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 205, 163). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBCDA3?

#FBCDA3 is RGB 251, 205, 163 — HSL 29°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBCDA3?

Its complement is #A2D0FB; analogous partners are #FBA2A3 and #FBFAA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBCDA3 for text?

Black text on #FBCDA3 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.