The Alabaster through Gleaming Cresting

#fbeda2 RGB(251,237,162)

About this color

The Alabaster through Gleaming Cresting is rendered by screens as RGB(251, 237, 162) — a very light, intense yellow hue.

#fbeda2RGB(251, 237, 162)

HSL 51° · 92% saturation · 81% lightness

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Psychology

Light yellows feel airy and optimistic, evoking sunshine, openness, and gentle warmth.

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History

Gold — the ultimate yellow — has been associated with divine authority across cultures from ancient Egypt to Byzantium to the Inca empire.

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Design use

In design practice, this very light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this yellow with deep indigo for high-contrast drama, or with dusty sage and off-white for a palette of sunlit calm.

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Color formats

Name
The Alabaster through Gleaming Cresting
HEX
#fbeda2
RGB
rgb(251,237,162)
RGB%
rgb(98.4%,92.9%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(51,92%,81%)
HSV
hsv(51,35%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,6,35,2)
LAB
lab(93,-6,38)
LCH
lch(93,38,99)
sRGB
(0.984,0.929,0.635)
HEX8
#fbeda2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
251237162

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Color info

Lightness
81%
Saturation
92%
Hue
51°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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