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#FBF5C6 Color

#FBF5C6 is rgb(251, 245, 198) in RGB, hsl(53, 87%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF5C6
HEX#FBF5C6
RGBrgb(251, 245, 198)
HSLhsl(53, 87%, 88%)
HSVhsv(53, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.3% 0.061 101.4)
LABlab(96.14% -3.36 23.50)
LCHlch(96.14% 23.74 98.14)

What #FBF5C6 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 #FBF5C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 2.06Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 3.21Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 4.19Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 4.35Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 4.65Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 6.9

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FBF5C6 Channel Values

How #FBF5C6 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 245 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 87% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 21% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF5C6 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBF5C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBF5C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF5C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FBF5C6
Complementary
#C6CCFB
Analogous
#FBDAC6
Analogous
#E7FBC6
Triadic
#C6FBF5
Triadic
#F5C6FB
Split comp.
#C6E7FB
Split comp.
#DAC6FB

Tints & Shades of #FBF5C6

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

#FBF6CB
#FCF7D4
#FCF8D9
#FDFAE2
#FDFBE7
#FEFCF1

Shades

#F7EB8D
#F3E053
#EFD61A
#BFAA0D
#867709
#4C4405

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBF5C6.

How #FBF5C6 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#FBF5C6
Protanopia#F6F6C6
Protanomaly#F8F6C6
Deuteranopia#F7F7C6
Deuteranomaly#F9F6C6
Tritanopia#FFF0F0
Tritanomaly#FEF2E0
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF5C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf5c6: #FBF5C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF5C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf5c6': '#FBF5C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.961, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf5c6">#FBF5C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF5C6"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF5C6 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FBF5C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF5C6?

#FBF5C6 is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 245, 198) in RGB and hsl(53, 87%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #FBF5C6?

#FBF5C6 is rgb(251, 245, 198) — red 251, green 245, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF5C6?

#FBF5C6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF5C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF5C6 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF5C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF5C6 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 lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 2.06, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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