What color is #FFFBED?

#FFFBED is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFBED?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 237: 255 red, 251 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFBED?

The complementary color is #EDF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFBED color

#FFFBED rgb(255, 251, 237)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 92.9% blue (255, 251, 237).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Marshmallow Fluff (#FFF9EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.27:1).

#FFFBED color codes

HEX	`#FFFBED`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.58, -1.04, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.58, 7.25, 98.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.021, 96.369, 93.91)`
Decimal	`16776173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFBED, 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 #FFFBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.27:1	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 #FFFBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffbed; }
.text { color: #fffbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffbed, #faffed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Floral White.

Questions

What color is #FFFBED?: #FFFBED is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Toasted Marshmallow Fluff. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFBED?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 237: 255 red, 251 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFBED?: The complementary color is #EDF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.