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#FBF7BC Color

#FBF7BC is rgb(251, 247, 188) in RGB, hsl(56, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF7BC
HEX#FBF7BC
RGBrgb(251, 247, 188)
HSLhsl(56, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(56, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.5% 0.075 104.5)
LABlab(96.49% -5.29 29.00)
LCHlch(96.49% 29.48 100.35)

What #FBF7BC 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 #FBF7BC, 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.

#FBF7BC Channel Values

How #FBF7BC 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 247 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 25% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF7BC 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 text19.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBF7BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF7BC; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBF7BC

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 #FBF7BC.

How #FBF7BC 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#FBF7BC
Protanopia#F8F8BC
Protanomaly#F9F7BC
Deuteranopia#F8F8BC
Deuteranomaly#F9F8BC
Tritanopia#FFF1F1
Tritanomaly#FFF3DE
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF7BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf7bc: #FBF7BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF7BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf7bc': '#FBF7BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.969, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_fbf7bc">#FBF7BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBF7BC"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF7BC sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBF7BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF7BC?

#FBF7BC is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 247, 188) in RGB and hsl(56, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #FBF7BC?

#FBF7BC is rgb(251, 247, 188) — red 251, green 247, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF7BC?

#FBF7BC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF7BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF7BC scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF7BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF7BC 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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