#FBEFEA Color

#FBEFEA is rgb(251, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(18, 68%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sea Shell (#FFF5EE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBEFEA

HEX#FBEFEA

RGBrgb(251, 239, 234)

HSLhsl(18, 68%, 95%)

HSVhsv(18, 7%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(96% 0.015 44.2)

LABlab(95.30% 3.55 3.95)

LCHlch(95.30% 5.31 47.98)

What #FBEFEA 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 #FBEFEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sea Shell#FFF5EEΔE 2.23 Linen#FAF0E6ΔE 2.54 Isabelline#F4F0ECΔE 3.09 Floral White#FFFAF0ΔE 4.66 Alabaster#EDEAE0ΔE 4.76 Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 4.84

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#FBEFEA Channel Values

How #FBEFEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 251 · G 239 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 18° · S 68% · L 95%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 18° · S 7% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 5% · Y 7% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.13:1 vs white · 18.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBEFEA 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBEFEA

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

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 #FBEFEA.

How #FBEFEA 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#FBEFEA

Protanopia#F1F1EA

Protanomaly#F5F0EA

Deuteranopia#F3F3EA

Deuteranomaly#F6F1EA

Tritanopia#FCEEEE

Tritanomaly#FBEFED

Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

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Using #FBEFEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbefea: #FBEFEA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBEFEA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbefea': '#FBEFEA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.937, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_fbefea">#FBEFEA</color>

SVG fillfill="#FBEFEA"

More Orange Colors

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

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#FBEFEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBEFEA?

#FBEFEA is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 239, 234) in RGB and hsl(18, 68%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sea Shell (#FFF5EE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #FBEFEA?

#FBEFEA is rgb(251, 239, 234) — red 251, green 239, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBEFEA?

#FBEFEA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBEFEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBEFEA scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBEFEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBEFEA 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 seashell (#FFF5EE) at a CIE76 distance of 2.23, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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