What color is #FFFBE2?

#FFFBE2 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 #FFFBE2?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 226: 255 red, 251 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBE2?

The complementary color is #E2E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBE2 color

#FFFBE2 rgb(255, 251, 226)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFBE2 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 88.6% blue (255, 251, 226).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% 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 20.15:1).

#FFFBE2 color codes

HEX	`#FFFBE2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.33, -2.8, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.33, 12.77, 102.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.463, 95.746, 85.705)`
Decimal	`16776162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBE2, 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 #FFFBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	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 #FFFBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbe2; }
.text { color: #fffbe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbe2, #f5ffe2); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFBE2?: #FFFBE2 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 #FFFBE2?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 226: 255 red, 251 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBE2?: The complementary color is #E2E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.15:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.