What color is #FBFF00?

#FBFF00 is a vivid yellow known as Electric Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Banana?

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

What is the complementary color of Electric Banana?

The complementary color is #0400FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Banana color: hex code #FBFF00

#FBFF00 rgb(251, 255, 0)

Shades of yellow

Electric Banana has the hex code #FBFF00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 100% green and 0% blue (251, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

Electric Banana (#FBFF00) color codes

HEX	`#FBFF00`
RGB	`rgb(251, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.83, -23.19, 94.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.83, 96.93, 103.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.547, 92.031, 13.784)`
Decimal	`16514816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Banana, 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 #FBFF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #FBFF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbff00; }
.text { color: #fbff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbff00, #7cff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FBFF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBFF00?: #FBFF00 is a vivid yellow known as Electric Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Banana?: The RGB value is 251, 255, 0: 251 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Banana?: The complementary color is #0400FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.