What color is #FBFFB7?

#FBFFB7 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFFB7?

The RGB value is 251, 255, 183: 251 red, 255 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFFB7?

The complementary color is #BBB7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFFB7 color

#FBFFB7 rgb(251, 255, 183)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FBFFB7 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 100% green and 71.8% blue (251, 255, 183).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Chalk (#F5F9AD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.09:1).

#FBFFB7 color codes

HEX	`#FBFFB7`
RGB	`rgb(251, 255, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 100%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.21, -12.3, 34.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.21, 36.22, 109.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.091, 95.449, 58.784)`
Decimal	`16514999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFFB7, 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 #FBFFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.09:1	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 #FBFFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbffb7; }
.text { color: #fbffb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbffb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 255 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbffb7, #d7ffb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FBFFB7?: #FBFFB7 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFFB7?: The RGB value is 251, 255, 183: 251 red, 255 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFFB7?: The complementary color is #BBB7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.