What color is #FBEAA5?

#FBEAA5 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBEAA5?

The RGB value is 251, 234, 165: 251 red, 234 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBEAA5?

The complementary color is #A5B6FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBEAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBEAA5 color

#FBEAA5 rgb(251, 234, 165)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FBEAA5 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.8% green and 64.7% blue (251, 234, 165).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 91% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sour Lemon (#FFEEA5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#FBEAA5 color codes

HEX	`#FBEAA5`
RGB	`rgb(251, 234, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 91.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 91%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -4.05, 35.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 35.88, 96.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.999, 82.074, 47.428)`
Decimal	`16509605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBEAA5, 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 #FBEAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #FBEAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbeaa5; }
.text { color: #fbeaa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbeaa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 234 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbeaa5, #e1fba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FBEAA5?: #FBEAA5 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBEAA5?: The RGB value is 251, 234, 165: 251 red, 234 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBEAA5?: The complementary color is #A5B6FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.