What color is #FBF073?

#FBF073 is a light, vivid yellow known as Witch Hazel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Witch Hazel?

The RGB value is 251, 240, 115: 251 red, 240 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Witch Hazel?

The complementary color is #737EFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Witch Hazel color: hex code #FBF073

#FBF073 rgb(251, 240, 115)

Shades of yellow

Witch Hazel has the hex code #FBF073. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 94.1% green and 45.1% blue (251, 240, 115).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 94% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 54% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

Witch Hazel (#FBF073) color codes

HEX	`#FBF073`
RGB	`rgb(251, 240, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 94.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 94%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 54%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 54%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, -11.84, 60.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 61.9, 101.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.041, 84.07, 28.543)`
Decimal	`16511091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Witch Hazel, 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 #FBF073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #FBF073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf073; }
.text { color: #fbf073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 240 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf073, #c2fb73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #FBF073 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FBF073?: #FBF073 is a light, vivid yellow known as Witch Hazel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Witch Hazel?: The RGB value is 251, 240, 115: 251 red, 240 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Witch Hazel?: The complementary color is #737EFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.