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#FBFB8A closest to Pastel Yellow

#FBFB8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Pastel Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 98.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(251, 251, 138)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 93% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 2% black. #FBFB8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.27:1.

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Variations of #FBFB8A

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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#FBFB8A 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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#FBFB8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FBFB8A 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 #FFF78F
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF380
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF585
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFF78F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFF88D
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFEFE0
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF6B8
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F5F5F5
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #F7F7E0

#FBFB8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.09:1 Very poor#FBFB8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.27:1 Super#FBFB8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FBFB8A in CSS

/* Pastel Yellow */
.color { color: #FBFB8A; }
.background { background-color: #FBFB8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FBFB8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(251 251 138);
color: hsl(60 93% 76%);
color: oklch(0.965 0.136 108.7);

#FBFB8A FAQ

What color is #FBFB8A?

#FBFB8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FBFB8A?

#FBFB8A is rgb(251, 251, 138) in RGB, hsl(60, 93%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 45%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FBFB8A?

The complementary color of #FBFB8A is #8A8AFB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FBFB8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FBFB8A: 19.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FBFB8A a warm or cool color?

#FBFB8A is a warm color.