Close to Fawn
#FDB478
#FDB478 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 70.6% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 97% saturation and 73% 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 #FDB478.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.75:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.98:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.98:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FDB478 as they’d see it.
#FDB478 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 #FDB478
What color is #FDB478?
#FDB478 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 99.2% red, 70.6% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 97% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FDB478 in RGB?
#FDB478 is rgb(253, 180, 120): 253 red, 180 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FDB478 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 29, 53, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FDB478?
PANTONE 488 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FDB478?
Its complement #8DC9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.