What color is #FBFCD6?

#FBFCD6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Goldenrod Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFCD6?

The RGB value is 251, 252, 214: 251 red, 252 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFCD6?

The complementary color is #D7D6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFCD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFCD6 color

#FBFCD6 rgb(251, 252, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FBFCD6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 98.8% green and 83.9% blue (251, 252, 214).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 86% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20:1).

#FBFCD6 color codes

HEX	`#FBFCD6`
RGB	`rgb(251, 252, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 98.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 86%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.03, -6.53, 18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.03, 19.27, 109.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.731, 94.986, 77.37)`
Decimal	`16514262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFCD6, 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 #FBFCD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFCD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20:1	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 #FBFCD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbfcd6; }
.text { color: #fbfcd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfcd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 252 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbfcd6, #e8fcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FBFCD6?: #FBFCD6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Goldenrod Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFCD6?: The RGB value is 251, 252, 214: 251 red, 252 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFCD6?: The complementary color is #D7D6FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFCD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.