What color is #FBE7A7?

#FBE7A7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bleached Sunflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBE7A7?

The RGB value is 251, 231, 167: 251 red, 231 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBE7A7?

The complementary color is #A7BBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBE7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBE7A7 color

#FBE7A7 rgb(251, 231, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBE7A7 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 90.6% green and 65.5% blue (251, 231, 167).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 91% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Sunflower (#FBE8A8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#FBE7A7 color codes

HEX	`#FBE7A7`
RGB	`rgb(251, 231, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 90.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 91%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 33%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.89, -2.31, 33.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.89, 33.76, 93.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.336, 80.453, 48.112)`
Decimal	`16508839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBE7A7, 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 #FBE7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBE7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #FBE7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbe7a7; }
.text { color: #fbe7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbe7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 231 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbe7a7, #e5fba7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBE7A7?: #FBE7A7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bleached Sunflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBE7A7?: The RGB value is 251, 231, 167: 251 red, 231 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBE7A7?: The complementary color is #A7BBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBE7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.