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#FBE8A8 Bleached Sunflower

#FBE8A8 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Bleached Sunflower. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 91.0% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(251, 232, 168)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 91% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 2% black. #FBE8A8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.21:1.

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Variations of #FBE8A8

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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#FBE8A8 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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#FBE8A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBE8A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FAEBAA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5E5A4
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E6A5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAEBAA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEAA9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDED7
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFE4C0
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDE8DB

#FBE8A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#FBE8A8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.21:1 Super#FBE8A8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBE8A8 in CSS

/* Bleached Sunflower */
.color { color: #FBE8A8; }
.background { background-color: #FBE8A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBE8A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 232 168);
color: hsl(46 91% 82%);
color: oklch(0.931 0.084 93.5);

#FBE8A8 FAQ

What color is #FBE8A8?

#FBE8A8 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Bleached Sunflower. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBE8A8?

#FBE8A8 is rgb(251, 232, 168) in RGB, hsl(46, 91%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBE8A8?

The complementary color of #FBE8A8 is #A8BBFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBE8A8?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBE8A8: 17.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBE8A8 a warm or cool color?

#FBE8A8 is a warm color.