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#FBE0DA Color

#FBE0DA is rgb(251, 224, 218) in RGB, hsl(11, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE0DA
HEX#FBE0DA
RGBrgb(251, 224, 218)
HSLhsl(11, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(11, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.031 32.6)
LABlab(91.30% 8.88 6.52)
LCHlch(91.30% 11.02 36.27)

What #FBE0DA 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 #FBE0DA, 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 red in the library.

#FBE0DA Channel Values

How #FBE0DA 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 224 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 13% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE0DA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBE0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE0DA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FBE0DA

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 #FBE0DA.

How #FBE0DA 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#FBE0DA
Protanopia#E5E5DA
Protanomaly#EEE3DA
Deuteranopia#E9E9D9
Deuteranomaly#F1E6D9
Tritanopia#FCDFDF
Tritanomaly#FBE0DD
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBE0DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe0da: #FBE0DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE0DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe0da': '#FBE0DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.878, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_fbe0da">#FBE0DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBE0DA"

More Red Colors

#FBE0DA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBE0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE0DA?

#FBE0DA is a lightest red — rgb(251, 224, 218) in RGB and hsl(11, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #FBE0DA?

#FBE0DA is rgb(251, 224, 218) — red 251, green 224, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE0DA?

#FBE0DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE0DA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE0DA 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 2.11, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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