What color is #FBF2B9?

#FBF2B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Jasmine. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF2B9?

The RGB value is 251, 242, 185: 251 red, 242 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF2B9?

The complementary color is #B9C2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF2B9 color

#FBF2B9 rgb(251, 242, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBF2B9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 94.9% green and 72.5% blue (251, 242, 185).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 89% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Jasmine (#FFF4BB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#FBF2B9 color codes

HEX	`#FBF2B9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 242, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 94.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 89%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.96, -5.6, 28.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.96, 29.21, 101.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.293, 87.518, 58.552)`
Decimal	`16511673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF2B9, 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 #FBF2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #FBF2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf2b9; }
.text { color: #fbf2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 242 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf2b9, #e3fbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FBF2B9?: #FBF2B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Jasmine. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF2B9?: The RGB value is 251, 242, 185: 251 red, 242 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF2B9?: The complementary color is #B9C2FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.