What color is #FBF0BA?

#FBF0BA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF0BA?

The RGB value is 251, 240, 186: 251 red, 240 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF0BA?

The complementary color is #BAC5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF0BA color

#FBF0BA rgb(251, 240, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBF0BA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 94.1% green and 72.9% blue (251, 240, 186).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 89% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Blond (#FAF0BE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#FBF0BA color codes

HEX	`#FBF0BA`
RGB	`rgb(251, 240, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 94.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 89%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.47, -4.47, 27.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.47, 27.86, 99.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.807, 86.376, 58.913)`
Decimal	`16511162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF0BA, 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 #FBF0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #FBF0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf0ba; }
.text { color: #fbf0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 240 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf0ba, #e5fbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FBF0BA?: #FBF0BA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF0BA?: The RGB value is 251, 240, 186: 251 red, 240 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF0BA?: The complementary color is #BAC5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.