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#FBECBC Color

#FBECBC is rgb(251, 236, 188) in RGB, hsl(46, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBECBC
HEX#FBECBC
RGBrgb(251, 236, 188)
HSLhsl(46, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(46, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.064 92.8)
LABlab(93.73% -0.10 25.30)
LCHlch(93.73% 25.31 90.24)

What #FBECBC 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 #FBECBC, 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.

#FBECBC Channel Values

How #FBECBC 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 236 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 25% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBECBC 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBECBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBECBC; 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 #FBECBC

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 #FBECBC.

How #FBECBC 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#FBECBC
Protanopia#EFEFBC
Protanomaly#F4EEBC
Deuteranopia#F1F1BB
Deuteranomaly#F5EFBC
Tritanopia#FFE7E7
Tritanomaly#FEE9D7
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBECBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbecbc: #FBECBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBECBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbecbc': '#FBECBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.925, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_fbecbc">#FBECBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBECBC"

More Yellow Colors

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

#FBECBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBECBC?

#FBECBC is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 236, 188) in RGB and hsl(46, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Banana Mania (#FAE7B5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.54.

What is the RGB value of #FBECBC?

#FBECBC is rgb(251, 236, 188) — red 251, green 236, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBECBC?

#FBECBC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBECBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBECBC scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBECBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBECBC 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 moccasin (#FFE4B5) at a CIE76 distance of 5.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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