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#FBFE9F Color

#FBFE9F is rgb(251, 254, 159) in RGB, hsl(62, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBFE9F
HEX#FBFE9F
RGBrgb(251, 254, 159)
HSLhsl(62, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(62, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.4% 0.117 109.9)
LABlab(97.88% -11.08 45.04)
LCHlch(97.88% 46.38 103.82)

What #FBFE9F 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 #FBFE9F, 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.

#FBFE9F Channel Values

How #FBFE9F 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 254 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.06:1 vs white · 19.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBFE9F 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 text19.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FBFE9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBFE9F; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FBFE9F

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

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How #FBFE9F 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#FBFE9F
Protanopia#FDFD9F
Protanomaly#FCFE9F
Deuteranopia#FDFD9F
Deuteranomaly#FCFD9F
Tritanopia#FFF5F5
Tritanomaly#FFF8D8
Achromatopsia#F8F8F8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBFE9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbfe9f: #FBFE9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBFE9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbfe9f': '#FBFE9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.996, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_fbfe9f">#FBFE9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBFE9F"

More Yellow Colors

#FBFE9F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FBFE9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBFE9F?

#FBFE9F is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 254, 159) in RGB and hsl(62, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.44.

What is the RGB value of #FBFE9F?

#FBFE9F is rgb(251, 254, 159) — red 251, green 254, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBFE9F?

#FBFE9F converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBFE9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBFE9F scores 1.06:1 against white and 19.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBFE9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBFE9F 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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