#FBA52ECarona (#FBA52E) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 69°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.159. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #FBA52E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 165, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 96%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 82%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34%, 82%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.6 23 69.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.789 0.159 69) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Carona shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ff9f22 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffa529 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#fba52e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fca630 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Carona in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2:1 and against black 10.52:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefde · #fba52e · #de8e11 · #ad6c00 · #7d4d00 · #512f00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f1e27d · #f7c552 · #fba52e · #ee8a45 · #da7456 · #c26262
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fba52e · #94a36b · #ae6c00 · #576a00 · #623b00 · #263000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f3d9bd · #fba52e · #3499f1 · #774e18 · #543100 · #2f1900
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f3ff · #fba52e · #ac9b89 · #586069 · #332412 · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf3fc · #c1cbd6 · #94a0ac · #1b2938 · #000815 · #fba52e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5d8b2 · #fba52e · #cc967b · #1f798a · #313c5b · #051410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bbe1ca · #fba52e · #95a3d9 · #416b78 · #303856 · #0f0e03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#cefdf8 · #fba52e · #00b6ae · #793fa2 · #3a0257 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d8fce6 · #fba52e · #4ab681 · #0062a7 · #49003a · #000719
#FEB255 · #FFC077 · #FFCD96 · #FFDAB2 · #FFE7CD
#D18506 · #A66700 · #7C4C00 · #543200 · #301900
#EEAB5B · #E1B079 · #D3B493
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.