Sea Buckthorn Color
Sea Buckthorn is a orange color with hex code #FBA129. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sea buckthorn, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sea Buckthorn Color Values
What Does Sea Buckthorn Mean?
Sea Buckthorn belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Sea Buckthorn sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sea Buckthorn is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: strong orange yellow, #EAA221).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn and #2883FB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FB3628 and #EDFB28, which sit beside sea buckthorn on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sea buckthorn with triadic partners #28FB9F and #9F28FB. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Mango —
#FFA62B(Delta E 2) - Sunshade —
#FF9E2C(Delta E 3) - Tree Poppy —
#FC9C1D(Delta E 4) - Fire Bush —
#E89928(Delta E 7) - Dixie —
#E29418(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FBA129; }
.background { background-color: #FBA129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FBA129; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FBA12940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sea buckthorn?
Sea Buckthorn has the hex code #FBA129. In RGB notation it is rgb(251, 161, 41), in HSL it is hsl(34, 96%, 57%), and its OKLCH value is 0.782, 0.161, 67.4.
What does the color sea buckthorn mean?
Orange-family colors like sea buckthorn carry distinct psychological associations. Sea Buckthorn belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Sea Buckthorn sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sea buckthorn?
Sea Buckthorn has three easy routes: its complement #2883FB for punch, its neighbors #FB3628 and #EDFB28 for something calmer, or triadic partners #28FB9F and #9F28FB when you want energy.
Is sea buckthorn a standard web color?
No — Sea Buckthorn is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FBA129 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sea buckthorn lighter or darker?
To lighten sea buckthorn, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEEFDC (lightest tint) to #321D01 (darkest shade).
About Sea Buckthorn
Sea Buckthorn is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FBA129 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.