Close to Primrose
#FBF09E
#FBF09E is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 94.1% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FBF09E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.16:1 FailBlack text on this color
18.06:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.16:1 FailThis color as text on black
18.06:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FBF09E as they’d see it.
#FBF09E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FBF09E
What color is #FBF09E?
#FBF09E is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 98.4% red, 94.1% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 92% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FBF09E in RGB?
#FBF09E is rgb(251, 240, 158): 251 red, 240 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FBF09E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 37, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FBF09E?
PANTONE 372 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FBF09E?
Its complement #ECECFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.