Palettes / Colors / #FBD593

#FBD593 — Light Vivid Orange

#FBD593 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 #FBD593 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.

#FBD593 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 #93B9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBA193 and #EDFB93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 84% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBD593

.text { color: #FBD593; }
.background { background-color: #FBD593; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBD593; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 213, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBD593; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 213, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBD593; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 213, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBD593">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBD593">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93B9FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBD593: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBD593

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:

How #FBD593 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBD593 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBD592  ·  #FBD594 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBD593?

#FBD593 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 213, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBD593?

#FBD593 is RGB 251, 213, 147 — HSL 38°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBD593?

Its complement is #93B9FB; analogous partners are #FBA193 and #EDFB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBD593 for text?

Black text on #FBD593 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.