What color is #FBF0BE?

#FBF0BE 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 #FBF0BE?

The RGB value is 251, 240, 190: 251 red, 240 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF0BE?

The complementary color is #BEC9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF0BE color

#FBF0BE rgb(251, 240, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBF0BE is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 94.1% green and 74.5% blue (251, 240, 190).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 88% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#FBF0BE color codes

HEX	`#FBF0BE`
RGB	`rgb(251, 240, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 94.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 88%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.55, -3.94, 25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.55, 25.86, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.238, 86.549, 61.184)`
Decimal	`16511166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF0BE, 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 #FBF0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #FBF0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf0be; }
.text { color: #fbf0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 240 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf0be, #e7fbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FBF0BE?: #FBF0BE 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 #FBF0BE?: The RGB value is 251, 240, 190: 251 red, 240 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF0BE?: The complementary color is #BEC9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.