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#FBFEBD Color

#FBFEBD is rgb(251, 254, 189) in RGB, hsl(63, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FBFEBD
HEX#FBFEBD
RGBrgb(251, 254, 189)
HSLhsl(63, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(63, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.9% 0.083 110)
LABlab(98.27% -8.45 30.87)
LCHlch(98.27% 32.01 105.31)

What #FBFEBD 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 #FBFEBD, 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.

#FBFEBD Channel Values

How #FBFEBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 20.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FBFEBD 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 text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text20.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #FBFEBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FBFEBD; 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 #FBFEBD

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 #FBFEBD.

How #FBFEBD 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#FBFEBD
Protanopia#FDFDBD
Protanomaly#FCFEBD
Deuteranopia#FDFDBD
Deuteranomaly#FCFDBD
Tritanopia#FFF7F7
Tritanomaly#FFFAE2
Achromatopsia#F9F9F9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FBFEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fbfebd: #FBFEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FBFEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fbfebd': '#FBFEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.984, green: 0.996, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_fbfebd">#FBFEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FBFEBD"

More Yellow Colors

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

#FBFEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FBFEBD?

#FBFEBD is a lightest yellow — rgb(251, 254, 189) in RGB and hsl(63, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.35.

What is the RGB value of #FBFEBD?

#FBFEBD is rgb(251, 254, 189) — red 251, green 254, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FBFEBD?

#FBFEBD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FBFEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FBFEBD scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FBFEBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FBFEBD 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 7.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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