What color is #FFFBD6?

#FFFBD6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFBD6?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 214: 255 red, 251 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBD6?

The complementary color is #D6DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBD6 color

#FFFBD6 rgb(255, 251, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFBD6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 83.9% blue (255, 251, 214).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Butter (#FFFCD7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.02:1).

#FFFBD6 color codes

HEX	`#FFFBD6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.08, -4.62, 18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.08, 18.82, 104.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.874, 95.11, 77.334)`
Decimal	`16776150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBD6, 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 #FFFBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.02:1	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 #FFFBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbd6; }
.text { color: #fffbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbd6, #efffd6); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFBD6?: #FFFBD6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBD6?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 214: 255 red, 251 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBD6?: The complementary color is #D6DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.02:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.