What color is #FFFBD9?

#FFFBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cheesecake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFBD9?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 217: 255 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBD9?

The complementary color is #D9DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBD9 color

#FFFBD9 rgb(255, 251, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 85.1% blue (255, 251, 217).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cheesecake (#FFFCDA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#FFFBD9 color codes

HEX	`#FFFBD9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.14, -4.18, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.14, 17.31, 103.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.261, 95.265, 79.371)`
Decimal	`16776153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBD9, 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 #FFFBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	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 #FFFBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbd9; }
.text { color: #fffbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbd9, #f0ffd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFBD9?: #FFFBD9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cheesecake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBD9?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 217: 255 red, 251 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBD9?: The complementary color is #D9DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.05:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.