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#FBDD7E Wheat

#FBDD7E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Wheat. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 86.7% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(251, 221, 126)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 94% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 50% yellow and 2% black. #FBDD7E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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#FBDD7E color conversion

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Variations of #FBDD7E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FBDD7E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FBDD7E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBDD7E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F7E382
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFDA76
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3DB79
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F7E382
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F8E080
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD0C6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD8A4
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DECC

#FBDD7E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#FBDD7E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#FBDD7E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBDD7E in CSS

/* Wheat */
.color { color: #FBDD7E; }
.background { background-color: #FBDD7E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBDD7E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 221 126);
color: hsl(46 94% 74%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.120 92.3);

#FBDD7E FAQ

What color is #FBDD7E?

#FBDD7E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Wheat. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBDD7E?

#FBDD7E is rgb(251, 221, 126) in RGB, hsl(46, 94%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 50%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBDD7E?

The complementary color of #FBDD7E is #7E9CFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBDD7E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBDD7E: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBDD7E a warm or cool color?

#FBDD7E is a warm color.