What color is #FFFBE3?

#FFFBE3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFBE3?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 227: 255 red, 251 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBE3?

The complementary color is #E3E7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBE3 color

#FFFBE3 rgb(255, 251, 227)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFBE3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 89% blue (255, 251, 227).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diamond (#FAF7E2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.16:1).

#FFFBE3 color codes

HEX	`#FFFBE3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.35, -2.64, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.35, 12.27, 102.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.601, 95.801, 86.429)`
Decimal	`16776163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBE3, 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 #FFFBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.16:1	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 #FFFBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbe3; }
.text { color: #fffbe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbe3, #f5ffe3); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFBE3?: #FFFBE3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBE3?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 227: 255 red, 251 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBE3?: The complementary color is #E3E7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.