Close to Sunset
#FBCA9E
#FBCA9E is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Sunset. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 79.2% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FBCA9E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FBCA9E as they’d see it.
#FBCA9E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FBCA9E
What color is #FBCA9E?
#FBCA9E is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Sunset. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 79.2% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FBCA9E in RGB?
#FBCA9E is rgb(251, 202, 158): 251 red, 202 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FBCA9E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 37, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FBCA9E?
PANTONE 473 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FBCA9E?
Its complement #AED8FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.