HEX atlas value

#FBEBE5

#FBEBE5 is a warm orange HEX color close to Linen. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 251, 235, 229, HSL 16, 73%, 94%, has luminance 0.8558, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

orange warm light pastel

#FBEBE5 Sample readable text

HEX #FBEBE5

RGB rgb(251, 235, 229)

HSL hsl(16 73% 94%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 6, 9, 2)

Luminance 0.8558

Contrast Black 18.12:1White 1.16:1

CSS

--color-fbebe5: #FBEBE5;
.background-fbebe5 { background-color: #FBEBE5; }
.text-fbebe5 { color: #FBEBE5; }

Luminance0.8558

Black text18.12:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#FBEBE5","rgb":[251,235,229],"hsl":[16,73,94],"cmyk":[0,6,9,2],"luminance":0.8558,"contrast":{"black":18.12,"white":1.16}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBF6E5","hex":"#FBF6E5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.42,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.38,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5F5FB","hex":"#E5F5FB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.79,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","light","pastel","light orange","pastel orange","Linen adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/fbebe5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/misty-rose.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E5F5FB","analogous":["#FBE5EA","#FBF6E5"],"triadic":["#E5FBEA","#EAE5FB"],"tetradic":["#EAFBE5","#E5F5FB","#F6E5FB"],"splitComplementary":["#E5FBF6","#E5EAFB"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#FBEBE5","#EEAD95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#EEAD95","saturated":"#FEE9E1","desaturated":"#F8ECE8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"linen","name":"Linen","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"linen-white","name":"Linen White","hex":"#FAF0E6","distance":5.196152422706632},{"slug":"misty-rose","name":"Misty Rose","hex":"#FFE4E1","distance":9},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":9.695359714832659},{"slug":"old-lace","name":"Old Lace","hex":"#FDF5E6","distance":10.246950765959598}]

HEX meaning and use

About #FBEBE5

#FBEBE5 is classified as a warm orange value with light and pastel visual character. #FBEBE5 is visually closest to Linen, a named orange color with HEX #FAF0E6.

The RGB channels are 251, 235, and 229, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 73% saturation and 94% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8558, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.12:1AA Pass

White text1.16:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #FBEBE5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.16:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FBF6E5#000000 text · best 19.42:1#FBF6E5

Old Lace#000000 text · best 19.38:1#FDF5E6

Warm White#000000 text · best 19.04:1#F8F4E3

#E5F5FB#000000 text · best 18.79:1#E5F5FB

Generated Palette

#FBEBE5#FBEBE5

#E5F5FB#E5F5FB

#FBE5EA#FBE5EA

#FBF6E5#FBF6E5

White#FFFFFF

#EEAD95#EEAD95

Color Harmonies

#E5F5FB#E5F5FB

#FBE5EA#FBE5EA

#FBF6E5#FBF6E5

#E5FBEA#E5FBEA

#EAE5FB#EAE5FB

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#EEAD95#EEAD95

#FEE9E1#FEE9E1

#F8ECE8#F8ECE8

White#FFFFFF

Nearest Named Colors

Linen#FAF0E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Misty Rose#FFE4E1

Warm White#F8F4E3

Old Lace#FDF5E6

#FBEBE5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #FBEBE5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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