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#FBD565 Color

#FBD565 is rgb(251, 213, 101) in RGB, hsl(45, 95%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 60%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD565
HEX#FBD565
RGBrgb(251, 213, 101)
HSLhsl(45, 95%, 69%)
HSVhsv(45, 60%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 60%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.137 90.6)
LABlab(86.97% 4.56 59.19)
LCHlch(86.97% 59.37 85.59)

What #FBD565 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 #FBD565, 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.

#FBD565 Channel Values

How #FBD565 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 213 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 95% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 60% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 60% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD565 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBD565 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBD565

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD565; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBD565

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 #FBD565.

How #FBD565 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#FBD565
Protanopia#DCDC65
Protanomaly#E9D965
Deuteranopia#E3E362
Deuteranomaly#EDDD63
Tritanopia#FFCBCB
Tritanomaly#FFCFAC
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD565 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbd565: #FBD565;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD565;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd565': '#FBD565' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.835, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd565">#FBD565</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD565"

More Yellow Colors

#FBD565 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD565 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD565?

#FBD565 is a light yellow — rgb(251, 213, 101) in RGB and hsl(45, 95%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #FBD565?

#FBD565 is rgb(251, 213, 101) — red 251, green 213, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD565?

#FBD565 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 60%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD565 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD565 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD565 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD565 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.84, which is visibly different.

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