What color is #FFFBDF?

#FFFBDF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFBDF?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 223: 255 red, 251 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBDF?

The complementary color is #DFE3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBDF color

#FFFBDF rgb(255, 251, 223)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 87.5% blue (255, 251, 223).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Thunder & Lightning (#F9F5DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#FFFBDF color codes

HEX	`#FFFBDF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.27, -3.26, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.27, 14.28, 103.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.055, 95.583, 83.556)`
Decimal	`16776159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBDF, 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 #FFFBDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	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 #FFFBDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbdf; }
.text { color: #fffbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbdf, #f3ffdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FFFBDF?: #FFFBDF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBDF?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 223: 255 red, 251 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBDF?: The complementary color is #DFE3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.