#FBF9EA Color

#FBF9EA is rgb(251, 249, 234) in RGB, hsl(53, 68%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ivory (#FFFFF0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#FBF9EA

RGBrgb(251, 249, 234)

HSLhsl(53, 68%, 95%)

HSVhsv(53, 7%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(98% 0.02 100.6)

LABlab(97.78% -1.20 7.47)

LCHlch(97.78% 7.57 99.15)

What #FBF9EA 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 #FBF9EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ivory#FFFFF0ΔE 2.06 Cosmic Latte#FFF8E7ΔE 2.21 Old Lace#FDF5E6ΔE 2.43 Floral White#FFFAF0ΔE 2.72 Milk#FDFFF5ΔE 3.55 Linen#FAF0E6ΔE 4.4

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

#FBF9EA Channel Values

How #FBF9EA 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 249 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 68% · L 95%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 7% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 1% · Y 7% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.06:1 vs white · 19.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBF9EA 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 text19.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBF9EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBF9EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #FBF9EA

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.

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Shades

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How #FBF9EA 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#FBF9EA

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Protanomaly#FAF9EA

Deuteranopia#FAFAEA

Deuteranomaly#FAF9EA

Tritanopia#FDF7F7

Tritanomaly#FCF8F2

Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

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Using #FBF9EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbf9ea: #FBF9EA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBF9EA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbf9ea': '#FBF9EA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.976, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_fbf9ea">#FBF9EA</color>

SVG fillfill="#FBF9EA"

More Yellow Colors

#FBF9EA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fbfbda fbec5d fbfbdf fafad6 fbfbef fafad2 fbfbf9 fafa37 fcc200 faf9f6 fce883 faf6d6 fefce8 ffe4ad fffbdb ffffad 3f3a08 6d6207 999900 bf911d d7d4a7 e6e200 f0e68c f6e2bb

#FBF9EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBF9EA?

#FBF9EA is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 249, 234) in RGB and hsl(53, 68%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ivory (#FFFFF0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #FBF9EA?

#FBF9EA is rgb(251, 249, 234) — red 251, green 249, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBF9EA?

#FBF9EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBF9EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBF9EA scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBF9EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBF9EA 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 ivory (#FFFFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 2.06, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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