What color is #FBEEBE?

#FBEEBE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBEEBE?

The RGB value is 251, 238, 190: 251 red, 238 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBEEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #FBEEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBEEBE color

#FBEEBE rgb(251, 238, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBEEBE is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 93.3% green and 74.5% blue (251, 238, 190).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 88% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#FBEEBE color codes

HEX	`#FBEEBE`
RGB	`rgb(251, 238, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 93.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 88%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, -2.93, 24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 25.04, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.653, 85.378, 60.989)`
Decimal	`16510654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBEEBE, 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 #FBEEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBEEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #FBEEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbeebe; }
.text { color: #fbeebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbeebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 238 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbeebe, #eafbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FBEEBE?: #FBEEBE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBEEBE?: The RGB value is 251, 238, 190: 251 red, 238 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBEEBE?: The complementary color is #BECBFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBEEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.