What color is #FFFBBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFBBF?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 191: 255 red, 251 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBBF?

The complementary color is #BFC3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBBF color

#FFFBBF rgb(255, 251, 191)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 74.9% blue (255, 251, 191).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#FFFBBF color codes

HEX	`#FFFBBF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.64, -7.83, 29.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.64, 30.35, 104.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.141, 94.017, 62.942)`
Decimal	`16776127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBBF, 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 #FFFBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #FFFBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbbf; }
.text { color: #fffbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbbf, #e3ffbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FFFBBF?: #FFFBBF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBBF?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 191: 255 red, 251 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBBF?: The complementary color is #BFC3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.