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#FBF5DA Color

#FBF5DA is rgb(251, 245, 218) in RGB, hsl(49, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF5DA
HEX#FBF5DA
RGBrgb(251, 245, 218)
HSLhsl(49, 80%, 92%)
HSVhsv(49, 13%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.8% 0.036 96.7)
LABlab(96.48% -1.20 13.81)
LCHlch(96.48% 13.86 94.97)

What #FBF5DA 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 #FBF5DA, 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.

#FBF5DA Channel Values

How #FBF5DA 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 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 80% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 13% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 13% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF5DA 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBF5DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBF5DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF5DA; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBF5DA

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 #FBF5DA.

How #FBF5DA 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#FBF5DA
Protanopia#F6F6DA
Protanomaly#F8F6DA
Deuteranopia#F7F7DA
Deuteranomaly#F9F6DA
Tritanopia#FEF2F2
Tritanomaly#FDF3E9
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF5DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf5da: #FBF5DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF5DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf5da': '#FBF5DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.961, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf5da">#FBF5DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF5DA"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF5DA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBF5DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF5DA?

#FBF5DA is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 245, 218) in RGB and hsl(49, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornsilk (#FFF8DC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.27.

What is the RGB value of #FBF5DA?

#FBF5DA is rgb(251, 245, 218) — red 251, green 245, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF5DA?

#FBF5DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF5DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF5DA scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF5DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF5DA 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 cornsilk (#FFF8DC) at a CIE76 distance of 1.27, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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