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#FBF06F Color

#FBF06F is rgb(251, 240, 111) in RGB, hsl(55, 95%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 56%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Butter (#FFFD74), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF06F
HEX#FBF06F
RGBrgb(251, 240, 111)
HSLhsl(55, 95%, 71%)
HSVhsv(55, 56%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 56%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.15 104.4)
LABlab(93.84% -7.76 62.32)
LCHlch(93.84% 62.80 97.10)

What #FBF06F 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 #FBF06F, 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.

#FBF06F Channel Values

How #FBF06F 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 240 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 95% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 56% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 56% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF06F 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 text17.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBF06F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF06F; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBF06F

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 #FBF06F.

How #FBF06F 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#FBF06F
Protanopia#F2F26F
Protanomaly#F6F16F
Deuteranopia#F4F46E
Deuteranomaly#F7F26E
Tritanopia#FFE5E5
Tritanomaly#FFE9C1
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF06F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf06f: #FBF06F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF06F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf06f': '#FBF06F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.941, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf06f">#FBF06F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF06F"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF06F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBF06F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF06F?

#FBF06F is a light yellow — rgb(251, 240, 111) in RGB and hsl(55, 95%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Butter (#FFFD74), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #FBF06F?

#FBF06F is rgb(251, 240, 111) — red 251, green 240, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF06F?

#FBF06F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 56%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF06F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF06F scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF06F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF06F 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.75, which is visibly different.

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