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#FBB345 closest to Butterscotch

#FBB345 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Butterscotch. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 70.2% green and 27.1% blue (rgb(251, 179, 69)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 96% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 73% yellow and 2% black. #FBB345 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.64:1.

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Variations of #FBB345

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FBB345 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FBB345 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBB345 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEC848
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDB736
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBB73B
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEC848
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6C046
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA09C
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAC77
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1BDAC

#FBB345 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#FBB345 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.64:1 Very good#FBB345 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBB345 in CSS

/* Butterscotch */
.color { color: #FBB345; }
.background { background-color: #FBB345; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBB345; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 179 69);
color: hsl(36 96% 63%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.147 74.0);

#FBB345 FAQ

What color is #FBB345?

#FBB345 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Butterscotch. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBB345?

#FBB345 is rgb(251, 179, 69) in RGB, hsl(36, 96%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 73%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBB345?

The complementary color of #FBB345 is #458DFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBB345?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBB345: 11.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBB345 a warm or cool color?

#FBB345 is a warm color.