#FBF8F3 Color

#FBF8F3 is rgb(251, 248, 243) in RGB, hsl(38, 50%, 97%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chalk (#F7F7F2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBF8F3

HEX#FBF8F3

RGBrgb(251, 248, 243)

HSLhsl(38, 50%, 97%)

HSVhsv(38, 3%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(98% 0.007 80.7)

LABlab(97.71% 0.39 2.78)

LCHlch(97.71% 2.81 82.01)

What #FBF8F3 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 #FBF8F3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chalk#F7F7F2ΔE 1.25 Off White#FAF9F6ΔE 1.31 Lotion#FEFDFAΔE 2.07 Cotton#FBFBF9ΔE 2.12 Baby Powder#FEFEFAΔE 2.24 Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 2.62

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

#FBF8F3 Channel Values

How #FBF8F3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 251 · G 248 · B 243	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 38° · S 50% · L 97%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 38° · S 3% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 1% · Y 3% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.06:1 vs white · 19.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF8F3 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 text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text19.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FBF8F3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FBF8F3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF8F3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FBF8F3

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

#FBF8F4

#FCFBF7

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FBF8F3.

How #FBF8F3 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#FBF8F3

Protanopia#F9F9F3

Protanomaly#FAF8F3

Deuteranopia#F9F9F3

Deuteranomaly#FAF9F3

Tritanopia#FCF7F7

Tritanomaly#FBF8F6

Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBF8F3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf8f3: #FBF8F3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF8F3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf8f3': '#FBF8F3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.973, blue: 0.953)

Android XML<color name="color_fbf8f3">#FBF8F3</color>

SVG fillfill="#FBF8F3"

More Orange Colors

#FBF8F3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#FBF8F3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF8F3?

#FBF8F3 is a lightest orange — rgb(251, 248, 243) in RGB and hsl(38, 50%, 97%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chalk (#F7F7F2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.25.

What is the RGB value of #FBF8F3?

#FBF8F3 is rgb(251, 248, 243) — red 251, green 248, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF8F3?

#FBF8F3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF8F3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF8F3 scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF8F3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF8F3 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 snow (#FFFAFA) at a CIE76 distance of 2.71, which is very hard to tell apart.

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