What color is #FBEB9B?

#FBEB9B is a light, vivid yellow known as Drover. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Drover?

The RGB value is 251, 235, 155: 251 red, 235 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Drover?

The complementary color is #9BABFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBEB9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Drover color: hex code #FBEB9B

#FBEB9B rgb(251, 235, 155)

Shades of yellow

Drover has the hex code #FBEB9B. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 92.2% green and 60.8% blue (251, 235, 155).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

Drover (#FBEB9B) color codes

HEX	`#FBEB9B`
RGB	`rgb(251, 235, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 92.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 92%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.7, -5.68, 40.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.7, 41.18, 97.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.41, 82.295, 42.916)`
Decimal	`16509851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Drover, 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 #FBEB9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEB9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #FBEB9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbeb9b; }
.text { color: #fbeb9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbeb9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 235 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbeb9b, #dbfb9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FBEB9B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBEB9B?: #FBEB9B is a light, vivid yellow known as Drover. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Drover?: The RGB value is 251, 235, 155: 251 red, 235 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Drover?: The complementary color is #9BABFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEB9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.