What color is #FBE1CD?

#FBE1CD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE1CD?

The RGB value is 251, 225, 205: 251 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE1CD?

The complementary color is #CDE7FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE1CD color

#FBE1CD rgb(251, 225, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBE1CD is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 88.2% green and 80.4% blue (251, 225, 205).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 85% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Blossom (#FEE9D8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#FBE1CD color codes

HEX	`#FBE1CD`
RGB	`rgb(251, 225, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 88.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 85%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.13, 5.81, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.13, 14.27, 65.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.728, 78.769, 68.855)`
Decimal	`16507341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE1CD, 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 #FBE1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #FBE1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe1cd; }
.text { color: #fbe1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 225 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe1cd, #fbf8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #FBE1CD?: #FBE1CD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blossom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE1CD?: The RGB value is 251, 225, 205: 251 red, 225 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE1CD?: The complementary color is #CDE7FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.