What color is #FBF7E9?

#FBF7E9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF7E9?

The RGB value is 251, 247, 233: 251 red, 247 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF7E9?

The complementary color is #E9EDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF7E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF7E9 color

#FBF7E9 rgb(251, 247, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #FBF7E9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 96.9% green and 91.4% blue (251, 247, 233).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 69% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Marshmallow Fluff (#FFF9EB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#FBF7E9 color codes

HEX	`#FBF7E9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 247, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 96.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 69%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.19, -1.04, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.19, 7.27, 98.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.751, 92.914, 90.386)`
Decimal	`16513001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF7E9, 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 #FBF7E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF7E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #FBF7E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf7e9; }
.text { color: #fbf7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf7e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 247 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf7e9, #f6fbe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #FBF7E9?: #FBF7E9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF7E9?: The RGB value is 251, 247, 233: 251 red, 247 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF7E9?: The complementary color is #E9EDFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF7E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.