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#fb8359 color: Ballet Cream

#fb8359 is rgb(251, 131, 89) in RGB and oklch(73.686% 0.15722 39.701) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

73.7%
0.157
40°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #fb8359

#fb8359 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballet Cream (#fc8258). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #fb8359 mixed with white

  1. fb8359
  2. fd906b
  3. ff9d7c
  4. ffaa8d
  5. ffb79d
  6. ffc3ad
  7. ffcfbe
  8. ffdbce
  9. ffe7de
  10. fff3ef

Darker: #fb8359 mixed with black

  1. fb8359
  2. da714c
  3. ba6040
  4. 9c4f34
  5. 7e3f28
  6. 612f1d
  7. 462013
  8. 2d1209
  9. 150603
  10. 030100

Calmer: #fb8359 with less saturation

  1. fb8359
  2. f48863
  3. ed8d6c
  4. e59174
  5. dd957d
  6. d69985
  7. cd9d8c
  8. c5a094
  9. bca49b
  10. b3a7a3

Questions about #fb8359

What color is #fb8359?

#fb8359 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Ballet Cream. In RGB it is rgb(251, 131, 89), in HSL hsl(15.56, 95.29%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.686% 0.15722 39.701).

What colors go well with #fb8359?

The complementary color of #fb8359 is #00bfec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb7b94 and #e8950f. The triadic partners are #2ac786 and #979cff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fb8359?

Black text reads better on #fb8359: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fb8359 a warm or cool color?

#fb8359 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.157.