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#FBF465 Color

#FBF465 is rgb(251, 244, 101) in RGB, hsl(57, 95%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 60%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Icterine (#FCF75E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF465
HEX#FBF465
RGBrgb(251, 244, 101)
HSLhsl(57, 95%, 69%)
HSVhsv(57, 60%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 60%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.162 106.5)
LABlab(94.78% -10.11 67.52)
LCHlch(94.78% 68.28 98.52)

What #FBF465 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 #FBF465, 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.

#FBF465 Channel Values

How #FBF465 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 244 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 95% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 60% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 60% · 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 #FBF465 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 #FBF465 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBF465

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF465; 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 #FBF465

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 #FBF465.

How #FBF465 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#FBF465
Protanopia#F5F565
Protanomaly#F8F565
Deuteranopia#F6F664
Deuteranomaly#F8F565
Tritanopia#FFE8E8
Tritanomaly#FFEDC1
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF465 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf465: #FBF465;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF465;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf465': '#FBF465' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.957, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf465">#FBF465</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF465"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF465 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBF465 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF465?

#FBF465 is a light yellow — rgb(251, 244, 101) in RGB and hsl(57, 95%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Icterine (#FCF75E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #FBF465?

#FBF465 is rgb(251, 244, 101) — red 251, green 244, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF465?

#FBF465 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 60%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF465 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF465 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 #FBF465 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF465 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 23.34, which is visibly different.

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