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#fbcfac

a light, electric orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
251, 207, 172
HSL
27°, 91%, 83%
CMYK
0, 18, 32, 2
Luminance
0.6811

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #fbcfac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#fbcfac
Hue
27°
orange
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
83%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6811
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
2/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.62:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 3
Where it sits
Hue27° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness83%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool2% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#fbcfac
RGBrgb(251, 207, 172)
HSLhsl(27, 91%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 2%)
LABlab(86.1 10.6 23.2)
LCHlch(86.1 25.5 65.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.884 0.068 60.3)
Decimal16502700
Display P3color(display-p3 0.984 0.812 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #fbcfac;
background-color: #fbcfac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#fbcfac] bg-[#fbcfac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #fbcfac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.984, green: 0.812, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#fbcfac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFFBCFAC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 207, 251)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #fbcfac · 14.62:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.44:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #fbcfac as text scores 1.44:1 on white and 14.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#fbcfac on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#fbcfac on black: 14.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DCD2AA
deuteranopia · #E7DBAC
tritanopia · #FFC6C5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #fbcfac is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF7F2
#FBEEE5
#fbcfac
#FAC194
#F7A25E
#F58329
#EA6E0B
#C35C09
#9C4908
#70370A
#462306
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FDF7F2Darkest = 950 · #462306
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF7F2;
  --brand-100: #FBEEE5;
  --brand-200: #fbcfac;
  --brand-300: #FAC194;
  --brand-400: #F7A25E;
  --brand-500: #F58329;
  --brand-600: #EA6E0B;
  --brand-700: #C35C09;
  --brand-800: #9C4908;
  --brand-900: #70370A;
  --brand-950: #462306;
  --brand: #fbcfac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #fbcfac

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD4C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B6E4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#05A2C7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A3906
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEF1E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241B14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #fbcfac

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#ACD8FB
Analogous left#FBACB0
Analogous right#FBF7AC
Split-complement 1#ACFBF7
Split-complement 2#ACB0FB
Triadic 1#ACFBCF
Triadic 2#CFACFB
Tetradic#B0FBAC

RGB percentages

Red98.4%
Green81.2%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta17.5%
Yellow31.5%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#fbcfac text on a black background

contrast 14.62:1

Card sample

#fbcfac text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #fbcfac;
Background color
Panel with #fbcfac background
background-color: #fbcfac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #fbcfac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(251, 207, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(251, 207, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #fbcfac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbcfac, #F2FBAC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #fbcfac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#fbcfac in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#fbcfac, answered

What color is #fbcfac?

#fbcfac is a light electric orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 3). It sits at 27° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 83% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #fbcfac?

rgb(251, 207, 172) — 251 red, 207 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 98.4% / 81.2% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #fbcfac a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6811 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #fbcfac?

Black. It scores 14.62:1 against #fbcfac, versus 1.44:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #fbcfac?

#ACD8FB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ACFBF7 and #ACB0FB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #fbcfac?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD4C0 for borders, #9B6E4B for secondary text, #05A2C7 as an accent and #7A3906 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FBACB0 and #FBF7AC stays calm, while #ACD8FB is the loudest partner.

What is #fbcfac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #fbcfac warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 2 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCDCC4; nudged cooler, #FCB1AB.

Work with #fbcfac in the Color Lab