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#FBCC4B Color

#FBCC4B is rgb(251, 204, 75) in RGB, hsl(44, 96%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 70%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBCC4B
HEX#FBCC4B
RGBrgb(251, 204, 75)
HSLhsl(44, 96%, 64%)
HSVhsv(44, 70%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 70%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.151 88.3)
LABlab(84.58% 7.86 67.56)
LCHlch(84.58% 68.02 83.37)

What #FBCC4B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FBCC4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FBCC4B Channel Values

How #FBCC4B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 251 · G 204 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 96% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 70% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 70% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBCC4B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBCC4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBCC4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBCC4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBCC4B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBCC4B.

How #FBCC4B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FBCC4B
Protanopia#D5D54A
Protanomaly#E5D14A
Deuteranopia#DDDD45
Deuteranomaly#EAD648
Tritanopia#FFC2C2
Tritanomaly#FFC6A0
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBCC4B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fbcc4b: #FBCC4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBCC4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbcc4b': '#FBCC4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.800, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_fbcc4b">#FBCC4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBCC4B"

More Yellow Colors

#FBCC4B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBCC4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBCC4B?

#FBCC4B is a light yellow — rgb(251, 204, 75) in RGB and hsl(44, 96%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #FBCC4B?

#FBCC4B is rgb(251, 204, 75) — red 251, green 204, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBCC4B?

#FBCC4B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 70%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBCC4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBCC4B scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBCC4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBCC4B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

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