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#FBE19D Color

#FBE19D is rgb(251, 225, 157) in RGB, hsl(43, 92%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 37%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBE19D
HEX#FBE19D
RGBrgb(251, 225, 157)
HSLhsl(43, 92%, 80%)
HSVhsv(43, 37%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 37%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.09 89.5)
LABlab(90.54% 2.39 36.75)
LCHlch(90.54% 36.82 86.28)

What #FBE19D 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 #FBE19D, 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.

#FBE19D Channel Values

How #FBE19D 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 225 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 92% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 37% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 37% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBE19D 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBE19D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBE19D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBE19D; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBE19D

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 #FBE19D.

How #FBE19D 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#FBE19D
Protanopia#E6E69D
Protanomaly#EFE49D
Deuteranopia#EAEA9C
Deuteranomaly#F1E69C
Tritanopia#FFDADA
Tritanomaly#FFDDC5
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBE19D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbe19d: #FBE19D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBE19D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbe19d': '#FBE19D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.882, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_fbe19d">#FBE19D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBE19D"

More Yellow Colors

#FBE19D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBE19D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBE19D?

#FBE19D is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 225, 157) in RGB and hsl(43, 92%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #FBE19D?

#FBE19D is rgb(251, 225, 157) — red 251, green 225, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBE19D?

#FBE19D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 37%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBE19D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBE19D scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBE19D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBE19D 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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