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#FBCD9F Apricot Sherbet

#FBCD9F is a very light, moderately saturated orange named Apricot Sherbet. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 80.4% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(251, 205, 159)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 92% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 2% black. #FBCD9F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.34:1.

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Variations of #FBCD9F

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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#FBCD9F 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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#FBCD9F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBCD9F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7D9A0
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCCF9C
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6D09D
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7D9A0
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDD59F
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC3C1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC9AF
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD3C9

#FBCD9F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#FBCD9F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.34:1 Super#FBCD9F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBCD9F in CSS

/* Apricot Sherbet */
.color { color: #FBCD9F; }
.background { background-color: #FBCD9F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBCD9F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 205 159);
color: hsl(30 92% 80%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.079 66.5);

#FBCD9F FAQ

What color is #FBCD9F?

#FBCD9F is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBCD9F?

#FBCD9F is rgb(251, 205, 159) in RGB, hsl(30, 92%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBCD9F?

The complementary color of #FBCD9F is #9FCDFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBCD9F?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBCD9F: 14.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBCD9F a warm or cool color?

#FBCD9F is a warm color.