What color is #FDFBE9?

#FDFBE9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFBE9?

The RGB value is 253, 251, 233: 253 red, 251 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFBE9?

The complementary color is #E9EBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFBE9 color

#FDFBE9 rgb(253, 251, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDFBE9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 98.4% green and 91.4% blue (253, 251, 233).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Cider (#FFFDEB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#FDFBE9 color codes

HEX	`#FDFBE9`
RGB	`rgb(253, 251, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 98.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.34, -2.37, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.34, 9.17, 104.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.711, 95.761, 90.833)`
Decimal	`16645097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFBE9, 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 #FDFBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	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 #FDFBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdfbe9; }
.text { color: #fdfbe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdfbe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 251 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdfbe9, #f5fde9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FDFBE9?: #FDFBE9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFBE9?: The RGB value is 253, 251, 233: 253 red, 251 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFBE9?: The complementary color is #E9EBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.