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#FBD67E Color

#FBD67E is rgb(251, 214, 126) in RGB, hsl(42, 94%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBD67E
HEX#FBD67E
RGBrgb(251, 214, 126)
HSLhsl(42, 94%, 74%)
HSVhsv(42, 50%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.115 87.3)
LABlab(87.45% 5.47 48.16)
LCHlch(87.45% 48.47 83.52)

What #FBD67E 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 #FBD67E, 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.

#FBD67E Channel Values

How #FBD67E 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 214 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 94% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 50% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 50% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBD67E 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBD67E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBD67E; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBD67E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBD67E.

How #FBD67E 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#FBD67E
Protanopia#DDDD7E
Protanomaly#EADA7E
Deuteranopia#E3E37C
Deuteranomaly#EDDE7D
Tritanopia#FFCECE
Tritanomaly#FFD1B3
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBD67E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbd67e: #FBD67E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBD67E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbd67e': '#FBD67E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.839, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_fbd67e">#FBD67E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBD67E"

More Yellow Colors

#FBD67E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBD67E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBD67E?

#FBD67E is a light yellow — rgb(251, 214, 126) in RGB and hsl(42, 94%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #FBD67E?

#FBD67E is rgb(251, 214, 126) — red 251, green 214, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBD67E?

#FBD67E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBD67E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBD67E scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBD67E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBD67E 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 11.94, which is visibly different.

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