Information about #FAB379 color

#FAB379 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FAB379 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(250, 179, 121) — 98% red, 70.2% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 51 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FAB379 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mellow Apricot (#F8B878). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Light Tangelo (#FFB077) and Tacao (#F6AE78).

In RGB terms — rgb(250, 179, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FAB379: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FAB379 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FAB379 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FAB379 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FAB379 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FAB379 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FAB379 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FAB379 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FAB379

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mellow Apricot color link
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

Very Light Tangelo color link
Very Light Tangelo

#FFB077

Tacao color link
Tacao

#F6AE78

Apricot Wash color link
Apricot Wash

#FBAC82

Consuela color link
Consuela

#FDB76D

Middle Yellow Red color link
Middle Yellow Red

#ECB176

Warm Peach color link
Warm Peach

#EBB675

Pale Persimmon color link
Pale Persimmon

#FCA474

Apricot Nectar color link
Apricot Nectar

#ECAA79

Hit Pink color link
Hit Pink

#FDA470

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Aesthetic Orange color link
Aesthetic Orange

#F4AB6A

#FAB379 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FAB379
  • RGB250, 179, 121
  • CMYK0, 28, 51, 2
  • CSSrgb(250, 179, 121)
  • HSL27°, 93%, 73%
  • HSL Precise26.977°, 92.806%, 72.745%
  • HSV27°, 52%, 98%
  • HSB27°, 52%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.980, 0.702, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.980, 0.702, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.980, 0.702, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFAB379
  • DECIMAL ID16429945
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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