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#FDFBEF Placebo Yellow

#FDFBEF is a very light white named Placebo Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 98.4% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(253, 251, 239)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 78% saturation and 96% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 1% black. #FDFBEF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.22:1.

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Variations of #FDFBEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FEFBEF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEFAEE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEFAEF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEFBEF
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEFBEF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF9F7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FEFAF3
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FBFBFB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FBFBF8

#FDFBEF contrast checker

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1.04:1 Very poor#FDFBEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.22:1 Super#FDFBEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FDFBEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(253 251 239);
color: hsl(51 78% 96%);
color: oklch(0.986 0.016 99.0);

#FDFBEF FAQ

What color is #FDFBEF?

#FDFBEF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #FDFBEF?

#FDFBEF is rgb(253, 251, 239) in RGB, hsl(51, 78%, 96%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FDFBEF?

The complementary color of #FDFBEF is #EFF1FD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FDFBEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #FDFBEF: 20.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FDFBEF a warm or cool color?

#FDFBEF is a neutral color.