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#FBDA89 Color

#FBDA89 is rgb(251, 218, 137) in RGB, hsl(43, 93%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBDA89
HEX#FBDA89
RGBrgb(251, 218, 137)
HSLhsl(43, 93%, 76%)
HSVhsv(43, 45%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.107 88.1)
LABlab(88.56% 4.26 44.16)
LCHlch(88.56% 44.36 84.49)

What #FBDA89 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 #FBDA89, 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.

#FBDA89 Channel Values

How #FBDA89 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 218 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 93% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 45% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 45% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBDA89 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBDA89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBDA89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBDA89; 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.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBDA89

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 #FBDA89.

How #FBDA89 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#FBDA89
Protanopia#E0E089
Protanomaly#EBDE89
Deuteranopia#E6E687
Deuteranomaly#EEE188
Tritanopia#FFD2D2
Tritanomaly#FFD5B9
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBDA89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbda89: #FBDA89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBDA89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbda89': '#FBDA89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.855, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_fbda89">#FBDA89</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBDA89"

More Yellow Colors

#FBDA89 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBDA89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBDA89?

#FBDA89 is a light yellow — rgb(251, 218, 137) in RGB and hsl(43, 93%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #FBDA89?

#FBDA89 is rgb(251, 218, 137) — red 251, green 218, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBDA89?

#FBDA89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBDA89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBDA89 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBDA89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBDA89 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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