Information about #FFAB5E color

#FFAB5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFAB5E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 171, 94) — 100% red, 67.1% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 63 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFAB5E reads as a pure, full-strength warm orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rajah (#FBAB60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Orange (#FFA756) and Texas Rose (#FCB057).

The recipe behind #FFAB5E is rgb(255, 171, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FFAB5E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #FFAB5E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFAB5E color variations

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

#FFAB5E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFAB5E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFAB5E
  • RGB255, 171, 94
  • CMYK0, 33, 63, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 171, 94)
  • HSL29°, 100%, 68%
  • HSL Precise28.696°, 100%, 68.431%
  • HSV29°, 63%, 100%
  • HSB29°, 63%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.671, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.671, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.671, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFAB5E
  • DECIMAL ID16755550
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01