What color is #FBFFDF?

#FBFFDF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FBFFDF?

The RGB value is 251, 255, 223: 251 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FBFFDF?

The complementary color is #E3DFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FBFFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FBFFDF color

#FBFFDF rgb(251, 255, 223)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 100% green and 87.5% blue (251, 255, 223).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Parmesan (#FFFFDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.47:1).

#FBFFDF color codes

HEX	`#FBFFDF`
RGB	`rgb(251, 255, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 100%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.97, -6.65, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.97, 16.28, 114.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.861, 97.357, 83.908)`
Decimal	`16515039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FBFFDF, 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 #FBFFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FBFFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.47:1	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 #FBFFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fbffdf; }
.text { color: #fbffdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbffdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 255 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fbffdf, #ebffdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FBFFDF?: #FBFFDF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parmesan. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FBFFDF?: The RGB value is 251, 255, 223: 251 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FBFFDF?: The complementary color is #E3DFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FBFFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.