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#FBEBCB — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBEBCB is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FBEBCB 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.

#FBEBCB 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 #CBDBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBD3CB and #F3FBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBEBCB · RGB 251, 235, 203

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Color values

HEX#FBEBCB
RGB251, 235, 203
HSL40°, 86%, 89%
HSV40°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 19%, 2%
XYZ80.27, 84.24, 68.53
Yxy84.24, 0.3445, 0.3615
CIE-Lab93.55, 0.40, 17.49
Hunter Lab91.78, 0.41, 15.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #FBEBCB

.text { color: #FBEBCB; }
.background { background-color: #FBEBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 235, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBEBCB

#F8DCA5#F5CC7A#F2BE54#EFAD2A#DF9A11#B47D0E#8E620B#644507#3E2B05#130D01

Tints of #FBEBCB

#FBEDD0#FBEDD0#FCEFD4#FCF0D9#FDF2DE#FDF2DE#FDF4E3#FDF6E7#FDF6E7#FEF8EC

Tones of #FBEBCB

#F8EACE#F4E9D2#F1E8D5#EDE6D9#EAE5DC#E6E4E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBDBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBEBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEBCB

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 #FBEBCB: ·

How #FBEBCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F4F4D3Deuteranopia · #F5F6D5Tritanopia · #FAD9DA

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 #FBEBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette F9ebc8
#F9EBC8 · #FEFBE7 · #DAE5D0 · #A0BCC2
Palette 360982
#360982 · #B72A67 · #FF9797 · #FDE8CB
Palette Feeac9
#FEEAC9 · #FFCDC9 · #FDACAC · #FD7979
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette Fff9d2
#FFF9D2 · #FFEBCC · #BFDDF0 · #8CC0EB

Similar colors

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

#FAEDCD#F9EBC8#FDE8CB#FEEAC9#FAEDCE#FFEBCC#FAE7CB#F9E8C9#FFECCC#FBE8CE#FFEBC9#FAE7C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBEBCA  ·  #FBEBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEBCB?

#FBEBCB is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEBCB?

#FBEBCB is RGB 251, 235, 203 — HSL 40°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEBCB?

Its complement is #CBDBFB; analogous partners are #FBD3CB and #F3FBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEBCB for text?

Black text on #FBEBCB has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.