What color is #FFFBDC?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFBDC?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 220: 255 red, 251 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBDC?

The complementary color is #DCE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBDC color

#FFFBDC rgb(255, 251, 220)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 86.3% blue (255, 251, 220).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Warm Light (#FFF9D8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.08:1).

#FFFBDC color codes

HEX	`#FFFBDC`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.2, -3.72, 15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.2, 15.8, 103.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.654, 95.423, 81.444)`
Decimal	`16776156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBDC, 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 #FFFBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.08:1	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 #FFFBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbdc; }
.text { color: #fffbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbdc, #f2ffdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFBDC?: #FFFBDC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Warm Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBDC?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 220: 255 red, 251 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBDC?: The complementary color is #DCE0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.