What color is #FBE98E?

#FBE98E is a light, vivid yellow known as Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chickery Chick?

The RGB value is 251, 233, 142: 251 red, 233 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chickery Chick?

The complementary color is #8EA0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chickery Chick color: hex code #FBE98E

#FBE98E rgb(251, 233, 142)

Shades of yellow

Chickery Chick has the hex code #FBE98E. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.4% green and 55.7% blue (251, 233, 142).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 93% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

Chickery Chick (#FBE98E) color codes

HEX	`#FBE98E`
RGB	`rgb(251, 233, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 93%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, -6.02, 46.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 46.71, 97.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.807, 80.743, 37.283)`
Decimal	`16509326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chickery Chick, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FBE98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FBE98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe98e; }
.text { color: #fbe98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 233 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe98e, #d6fb8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

See #FBE98E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBE98E?: #FBE98E is a light, vivid yellow known as Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chickery Chick?: The RGB value is 251, 233, 142: 251 red, 233 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chickery Chick?: The complementary color is #8EA0FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.