What color is #FBF8C9?

#FBF8C9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBF8C9?

The RGB value is 251, 248, 201: 251 red, 248 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBF8C9?

The complementary color is #C9CCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBF8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBF8C9 color

#FBF8C9 rgb(251, 248, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBF8C9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 97.3% green and 78.8% blue (251, 248, 201).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fizzy & Dizzy (#F7F5C8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#FBF8C9 color codes

HEX	`#FBF8C9`
RGB	`rgb(251, 248, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 97.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 86%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.76, -6.43, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.76, 23.88, 105.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.893, 91.862, 68.559)`
Decimal	`16513225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBF8C9, 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 #FBF8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBF8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #FBF8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbf8c9; }
.text { color: #fbf8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 248 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbf8c9, #e5fbc9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBF8C9?: #FBF8C9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBF8C9?: The RGB value is 251, 248, 201: 251 red, 248 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBF8C9?: The complementary color is #C9CCFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBF8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.