#FBB256#FBB256

#FBB256 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.530; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.137 H 70.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#FBB256
RGB	rgb(251, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(33, 95%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(33, 66%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 65.7%, 1.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.89, 17.90, 56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.89, 59.08, 72.37°)
OKLab	oklab(81.6% 0.0469 0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(81.6% 0.137 70)
XYZ	xyz(57.3876, 53.0266, 16.0150)
Luminance	0.5302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#FBB256 #569FFB

analogous

#FB5F56 #FBB256 #F1FB56

triadic

#FBB256 #56FBB2 #B256FB

tetradic

#FBB256 #56FB5F #569FFB #FB56F1

square

#FBB256 #56FB5F #569FFB #FB56F1

split-complementary

#FBB256 #56F1FB #5F56FB

monochromatic

#D27705 #FA971A #FBB256 #FCCD92 #FEE8CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.81

#FBB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.60

#FBB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #FBB256

11.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##FBB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##FBB256	1.00	1.81	11.60	11.60
#FFFFFF	1.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#CBB64C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#DCC758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FFA09E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C1C1C1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #fbb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.137 70.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ffc989',
    500: '#fbb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #fbb256;
$custom-light: #ffc989;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#fbb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 251,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.455,
    "s": 95.376,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81599,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 70
  },
  "luminance": 0.53022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#FBB256

secondary

#2971CC

accent

#66E600

background

#FFFDFC

surface

#FFF9F4

border

#D7D2CE

text

#19130C

muted

#87827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #FBB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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