Recognised as Colour
#FBD99D
- #FBD99D
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Navajo white
#FBD99D is a orange with RGB values 251, 217, 157 and HSL 38°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navajo white.
Colour values
#FBD99D#FBD99D
HEX#FBD99D
RGBrgb(251, 217, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.851, 0.6157
RGB percentages98.4%, 85.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(38.3, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(38.3, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 37.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,505,245
CSS custom property--colour: #FBD99D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#042662
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DBFFB
Analogous#FBAA9D, #EEFB9D
Triadic#9DFBD9, #D99DFB
Split complementary#9DEEFB, #AA9DFB
Tetradic#9DFBAA, #9DBFFB, #FB9DEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G217
B157
Red251 (98.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue38.3°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G D9 · B 9D
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