Close to Sandy Brown
#FBA151
#FBA151 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 63.1% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 96% saturation and 65% 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 #FBA151.
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
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10.32:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.04:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.32:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FBA151 as they’d see it.
#FBA151 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 #FBA151
What color is #FBA151?
#FBA151 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 63.1% green, and 31.8% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 96% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FBA151 in RGB?
#FBA151 is rgb(251, 161, 81): 251 red, 161 green, and 81 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FBA151 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 68, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FBA151?
PANTONE 715 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FBA151?
Its complement #7BBAFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.