What color is #FBFBC1?

#FBFBC1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFBC1?

The RGB value is 251, 251, 193: 251 red, 251 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFBC1?

The complementary color is #C1C1FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFBC1 color

#FBFBC1 rgb(251, 251, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBFBC1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 98.4% green and 75.7% blue (251, 251, 193).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.67:1).

#FBFBC1 color codes

HEX	`#FBFBC1`
RGB	`rgb(251, 251, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.37, -9.02, 27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.37, 29.32, 107.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.906, 93.355, 64.041)`
Decimal	`16513985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFBC1, 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 #FBFBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.67:1	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 #FBFBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfbc1; }
.text { color: #fbfbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 251 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfbc1, #defbc1); }

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Questions

What color is #FBFBC1?: #FBFBC1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFBC1?: The RGB value is 251, 251, 193: 251 red, 251 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFBC1?: The complementary color is #C1C1FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.