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#FBB596 closest to Persicus

#FBB596 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Persicus. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 71.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(251, 181, 150)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 93% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 40% yellow and 2% black. #FBB596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.15:1.

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Variations of #FBB596

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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#FBB596 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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#FBB596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBB596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7CB96
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BC94
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7BC94
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7CB96
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2C395
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAAD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB0A1
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4C1BB

#FBB596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#FBB596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.15:1 Super#FBB596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBB596 in CSS

/* Persicus */
.color { color: #FBB596; }
.background { background-color: #FBB596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBB596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 181 150);
color: hsl(18 93% 79%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.092 44.8);

#FBB596 FAQ

What color is #FBB596?

#FBB596 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Persicus. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBB596?

#FBB596 is rgb(251, 181, 150) in RGB, hsl(18, 93%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 28%, 40%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBB596?

The complementary color of #FBB596 is #96DCFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBB596?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBB596: 12.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBB596 a warm or cool color?

#FBB596 is a warm color.