What color is #FBEC5E?

#FBEC5E is a light, vivid yellow known as Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maizena?

The RGB value is 251, 236, 94: 251 red, 236 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maizena?

The complementary color is #5E6DFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBEC5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maizena color: hex code #FBEC5E

#FBEC5E rgb(251, 236, 94)

Shades of yellow

Maizena has the hex code #FBEC5E. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 92.5% green and 36.9% blue (251, 236, 94).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 95% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 63% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

Maizena (#FBEC5E) color codes

HEX	`#FBEC5E`
RGB	`rgb(251, 236, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 92.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 95%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 63%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.27, -11.3, 68.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.27, 69.36, 99.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.802, 81.311, 22.5)`
Decimal	`16510046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maizena, 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 #FBEC5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEC5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #FBEC5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbec5e; }
.text { color: #fbec5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbec5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 236 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbec5e, #bcfb5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FBEC5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBEC5E?: #FBEC5E is a light, vivid yellow known as Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maizena?: The RGB value is 251, 236, 94: 251 red, 236 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maizena?: The complementary color is #5E6DFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEC5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.