What color is #FBF6E4?

#FBF6E4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Down Feathers. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF6E4?

The RGB value is 251, 246, 228: 251 red, 246 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF6E4?

The complementary color is #E4E9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF6E4 color

#FBF6E4 rgb(251, 246, 228)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF6E4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 96.5% green and 89.4% blue (251, 246, 228).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 74% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Down Feathers (#FFF9E7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#FBF6E4 color codes

HEX	`#FBF6E4`
RGB	`rgb(251, 246, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 96.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 74%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.83, -1.34, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.83, 9.34, 98.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.741, 92.023, 86.576)`
Decimal	`16512740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF6E4, 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 #FBF6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #FBF6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf6e4; }
.text { color: #fbf6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 246 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf6e4, #f4fbe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #FBF6E4?: #FBF6E4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Down Feathers. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF6E4?: The RGB value is 251, 246, 228: 251 red, 246 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF6E4?: The complementary color is #E4E9FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.