What color is #FCFBE7?

#FCFBE7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCFBE7?

The RGB value is 252, 251, 231: 252 red, 251 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCFBE7?

The complementary color is #E7E8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCFBE7?

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.

#FCFBE7 color

#FCFBE7 rgb(252, 251, 231)

Shades of white

The hex color #FCFBE7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 98.4% green and 90.6% blue (252, 251, 231).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 78% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Drop (#FFFFEB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FCFBE7 color codes

HEX	`#FCFBE7`
RGB	`rgb(252, 251, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 98.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 78%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.22, -3.03, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.22, 10.17, 107.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.064, 95.46, 89.319)`
Decimal	`16579559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCFBE7, 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 #FCFBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCFBE7 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 #FCFBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fcfbe7; }
.text { color: #fcfbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 251 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fcfbe7, #f3fce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #FCFBE7?: #FCFBE7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCFBE7?: The RGB value is 252, 251, 231: 252 red, 251 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCFBE7?: The complementary color is #E7E8FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCFBE7?: 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.