What color is #FBE581?

#FBE581 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE581?

The RGB value is 251, 229, 129: 251 red, 229 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE581?

The complementary color is #8197FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE581 color

#FBE581 rgb(251, 229, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FBE581 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 89.8% green and 50.6% blue (251, 229, 129).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 94% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sandworm (#FCE883), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#FBE581 color codes

HEX	`#FBE581`
RGB	`rgb(251, 229, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 89.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 94%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.84, -5.22, 51.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.84, 51.41, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.768, 78.136, 32.066)`
Decimal	`16508289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE581, 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 #FBE581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	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 #FBE581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe581; }
.text { color: #fbe581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 229 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe581, #d4fb81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FBE581?: #FBE581 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE581?: The RGB value is 251, 229, 129: 251 red, 229 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE581?: The complementary color is #8197FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.