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#FBB596

#fbb596 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fbb596 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.98% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.89% magenta, 40.24% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 18.42°, with 92.66% saturation and 78.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.5576

Complementary

  1. #fbb596
  2. #96dcfb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb596
  2. #96fbe8
  3. #96aafb

Analogous

  1. #fb96aa
  2. #fbb596
  3. #fbe896

Triadic

  1. #fbb596
  2. #96fbb5
  3. #b596fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb596
  2. #dcfb96
  3. #96dcfb
  4. #b596fb

Square

  1. #fbb596
  2. #aafb96
  3. #96dcfb
  4. #e896fb

Monochromatic

  1. #ef5009
  2. #f8814c
  3. #fbb596
  4. #fee9e0
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#fbb596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb596
  2. #e2a387
  3. #c99178
  4. #b07f69
  5. #976d5a
  6. #7e5b4b
  7. #64483c
  8. #4b362d
  9. #32241e
  10. #19120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb596
  2. #fbbca1
  3. #fcc4ab
  4. #fccbb6
  5. #fdd3c0
  6. #fddacb
  7. #fde1d5
  8. #fee9e0
  9. #fef0ea
  10. #fff8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb596
  2. #efb094
  3. #e2aa92
  4. #d6a58f
  5. #caa08d
  6. #be9b8b
  7. #b19589
  8. #a59087
  9. #998b84
  10. #8c8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbfb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bc94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c296 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb596 {
  color: #fbb596;
}
Background
.bg-fbb596 {
  background-color: #fbb596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb596 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 181 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 93% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb596, #fbe896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 181 150 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.88 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.25 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.88 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.03 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 7.51 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.84 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.45 #044a69 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fbb596  rgb(251, 181, 150)  hsl(18, 93%, 79%)  Light Salmon
#96dcfb  rgb(150, 220, 251)  hsl(198, 93%, 79%)  Baby Blue
#96fbb5  rgb(150, 251, 181)  hsl(138, 93%, 79%)  Pale Green
#b596fb  rgb(181, 150, 251)  hsl(258, 93%, 79%)  Floral Lavender