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#FBEDDA Color

#FBEDDA is rgb(251, 237, 218) in RGB, hsl(35, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique White (#FAEBD7), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBEDDA
HEX#FBEDDA
RGBrgb(251, 237, 218)
HSLhsl(35, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(35, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(95.2% 0.029 75.7)
LABlab(94.49% 2.61 11.03)
LCHlch(94.49% 11.33 76.70)

What #FBEDDA 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 #FBEDDA, 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 orange in the library.

#FBEDDA Channel Values

How #FBEDDA 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 237 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 13% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBEDDA 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBEDDA

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

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 #FBEDDA.

How #FBEDDA 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#FBEDDA
Protanopia#EFEFDA
Protanomaly#F4EEDA
Deuteranopia#F2F2DA
Deuteranomaly#F6F0DA
Tritanopia#FDEBEB
Tritanomaly#FCECE4
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBEDDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbedda: #FBEDDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBEDDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbedda': '#FBEDDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.929, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_fbedda">#FBEDDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBEDDA"

More Orange Colors

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

#FBEDDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBEDDA?

#FBEDDA is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 237, 218) in RGB and hsl(35, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.93.

What is the RGB value of #FBEDDA?

#FBEDDA is rgb(251, 237, 218) — red 251, green 237, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBEDDA?

#FBEDDA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBEDDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBEDDA scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBEDDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBEDDA 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 0.93, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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