#FBD5A6Tuscan (#FBD5A6) is a very light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 73°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.074. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FBD5A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 213, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 91%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 34%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.4 6.8 28.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.894 0.074 73) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Tuscan shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffcf9a — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ffd5a2 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#fbd5a6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fbd6a9 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Tuscan 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 1.38:1 and against black 15.17:1, 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.
#ffefdc · #fbd5a6 · #bc9c74 · #937753 · #6d5435 · #483318
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.
#fbd5a6 · #eebd9c · #dca794 · #c9938f · #b28189 · #9b7082
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.
#fbd5a6 · #b6c0a6 · #b59771 · #758654 · #775c3a · #414a31
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.
#fbd5a6 · #c2b7a9 · #6c90ba · #65533d · #453623 · #261c10
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbd5a6 · #bac0c6 · #8b847c · #4d5155 · #261f17 · #010204
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.
#ecf2fa · #c3cad3 · #969ea8 · #1c2631 · #01050f · #fbd5a6
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f1f7d1 · #fbd5a6 · #b9cf94 · #9871ab · #5734f0 · #16051f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbd5a6 · #b5c0ce · #5c8ea0 · #4a4b78 · #002531 · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbd5a6 · #afc4c3 · #58918f · #5e446e · #2b1636 · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbd5a6 · #b3c4bb · #64917b · #315278 · #341229 · #00020b
#FCDAB1 · #FCDFBC · #FDE4C6 · #FDE9D1 · #FEEEDC
#CFAD83 · #A48661 · #7B6241 · #553F23 · #311F06
#F5D7B2 · #EED8BE · #E7DAC9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.