What color is #FBF3C6?

#FBF3C6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF3C6?

The RGB value is 251, 243, 198: 251 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF3C6?

The complementary color is #C6CEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF3C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF3C6 color

#FBF3C6 rgb(251, 243, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBF3C6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 95.3% green and 77.6% blue (251, 243, 198).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 87% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#FBF3C6 color codes

HEX	`#FBF3C6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 243, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 95.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 87%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.45, -4.35, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.45, 23.13, 100.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.027, 88.689, 66.213)`
Decimal	`16511942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF3C6, 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 #FBF3C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF3C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #FBF3C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf3c6; }
.text { color: #fbf3c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf3c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 243 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf3c6, #e9fbc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBF3C6?: #FBF3C6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF3C6?: The RGB value is 251, 243, 198: 251 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF3C6?: The complementary color is #C6CEFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF3C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.