What color is #FBEBDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #FBEBDA?

The RGB value is 251, 235, 218: 251 red, 235 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBEBDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBEBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBEBDA color

#FBEBDA rgb(251, 235, 218)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 92.2% green and 85.5% blue (251, 235, 218).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 80% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Seashell (#FFEFDD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#FBEBDA color codes

HEX	`#FBEBDA`
RGB	`rgb(251, 235, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 92.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 80%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.88, 2.66, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.88, 10.53, 75.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.146, 84.989, 78.393)`
Decimal	`16509914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBEBDA, 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 #FBEBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	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 #FBEBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbebda; }
.text { color: #fbebda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbebda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 235 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbebda, #fbfbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBEBDA?: #FBEBDA is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Delicate Seashell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBEBDA?: The RGB value is 251, 235, 218: 251 red, 235 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBEBDA?: The complementary color is #DAEAFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.