#FBF2CF

sRGB: 251 / 242 / 207

Cosmic tempests rise against oblivion
Unbridled forces tremble in empty gardens
Boundless spirits echo beyond eternity

#FBF2CF belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 251 red, 242 green and 207 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 47.7° lands in the yellow region. Its 84.6% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 89.8% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (18.70:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 251, 242, 207
HSL: 47.73°, 84.62%, 89.80%
HSV / HSB: 47.73°, 17.53%, 98.43%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 3.59%, 17.53%, 1.57%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 82.795, 88.519, 71.758
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 95.379, -2.560, 17.998
WCAG relative luminance: 0.88518
24-bit decimal: 16511695

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #FBF2CF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 18.70:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.12:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CFD8FB sits half a turn (180°) from #FBF2CF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#FBF2CF #CFD8FB

Analogous

#FBDCCF and #EEFBCF sit 30° to either side of #FBF2CF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#FBDCCF #FBF2CF #EEFBCF

Triadic

#FBF2CF, #CFFBF2 and #F2CFFB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#FBF2CF #CFFBF2 #F2CFFB

Split complementary

Start at #FBF2CF and look across the wheel. #CFEEFB and #DCCFFB sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#FBF2CF #CFEEFB #DCCFFB

Square

Starting with #FBF2CF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #CFFBDC, #CFD8FB, then #FBCFEE. Across the square, #FBF2CF pairs with #CFD8FB, and #CFFBDC with #FBCFEE.

#FBF2CF #CFFBDC #CFD8FB #FBCFEE

Tetradic

#FBF2CF and #CFD8FB are opposites, as are #D8FBCF and #F2CFFB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#FBF2CF #D8FBCF #CFD8FB #F2CFFB

Tints

Mixing #FBF2CF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #FCF5D9, keeps 80% of the original. By #FEFCF5, the mixture is 80% white.

#FBF2CF #FCF5D9 #FDF7E2 #FDFAEC #FEFCF5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #FBF2CF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #C9C2A6, keeps 80% of the original. By #323029, the mixture is 80% black.

#FBF2CF #C9C2A6 #97917C #646153 #323029 #000000

Tones

Mixing #FBF2CF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E2DBBF, keeps 80% of the original. By #999790, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#FBF2CF #E2DBBF #CAC4AF #B1AEA0 #999790 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#FBF2CF

RGB

rgb(251 242 207)

HSL

hsl(47.727 84.615% 89.804%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #FBF2CF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#FBF2CF uses 251 red, 242 green and 207 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 98.4%

Green 94.9%

Blue 81.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #FBF2CF is 0.0% cyan, 3.6% magenta, 17.5% yellow and 1.6% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 3.6%

Yellow 17.5%

Black 1.6%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #FFEECC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #FEC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #FBF2CF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #FFEECC Nearest web-safe: #FFFFCC

Gradient to complement

#FBF2CF #F4EED6 #ECE9DE #E5E5E5 #DEE1EC #D6DCF4 #CFD8FB

Color vision previews

Compare how #FBF2CF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#FAF0CD

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#FCF3D0

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FFEDE8

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FAF1CE

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FCF3D0

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FCF0D9

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#F2F2F2

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#F6F2E1

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.96469 G 0.88792 B 0.62396

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.97817 G 0.95022 B 0.82603

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.95106 G 0.89047 B 0.64889

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.341 y 0.364 Y 88.519

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 1.569 M % 5.098 Y % 18.824

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11111011 11110010 11001111