Close to Apricot
#FBCBB5
#FBCBB5 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 79.6% green, and 71% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 90% saturation and 85% 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 #FBCBB5.
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.
White text on this color
1.47:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.31:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.47:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.31:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FBCBB5 as they’d see it.
#FBCBB5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FBCBB5
What color is #FBCBB5?
#FBCBB5 is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 79.6% green, and 71% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 90% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FBCBB5 in RGB?
#FBCBB5 is rgb(251, 203, 181): 251 red, 203 green, and 181 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FBCBB5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 28, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FBCBB5?
PANTONE 494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FBCBB5?
Its complement #A4DEF7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.