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#F2FBBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F2FBBC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #F2FBBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F2FBBC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5BCFB; it also sits naturally between #FBE5BC and #D2FBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2FBBC · RGB 242, 251, 188

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Color values

HEX#F2FBBC
RGB242, 251, 188
HSL69°, 89%, 86%
HSV69°, 25%, 98%
CMYK4%, 0%, 25%, 2%
XYZ80.19, 91.50, 61.01
Yxy91.50, 0.3446, 0.3932
CIE-Lab96.62, -12.95, 29.28
Hunter Lab95.66, -12.85, 24.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 98% · Blue 74%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #F2FBBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2FBBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2FBBC

.text { color: #F2FBBC; }
.background { background-color: #F2FBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2FBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 251, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2FBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 251, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2FBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 251, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2FBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2FBBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2FBBC

#EAF995#E2F76E#DAF443#D2F21C#BAD90D#99B20A#788C08#536006#323A03#111301

Tints of #F2FBBC

#F3FBC0#F3FCC5#F4FCCA#F5FCCF#F6FCD4#F7FDD8#F8FDDD#F9FDE2#FAFEE7#FBFEEC

Tones of #F2FBBC

#EEF6C0#EBF2C4#E8EEC9#E5E9CE#E2E4D2#DFE0D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5BCFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2FBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2FBBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2FBBC: ·

How #F2FBBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F6F6CBDeuteranopia · #F5F5CFTritanopia · #F2D7DA

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2FBBC rather than the exact color:

Palette Eefabd
#EEFABD · #A0D585 · #6984A9 · #263B6A
Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Palette 281c59
#281C59 · #4E8D9C · #85C79A · #EDF7BD
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EEFABD#F3FEB8#F6FAB9#EDF7BD#F7FFBA#EFFFB7#F7F6BB#F0FFC2#F8F7BA#F4F4C0#F0FFC3#F6FDC3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2FBBB  ·  #F2FBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2FBBC?

#F2FBBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 251, 188). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2FBBC?

#F2FBBC is RGB 242, 251, 188 — HSL 69°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #F2FBBC?

Its complement is #C5BCFB; analogous partners are #FBE5BC and #D2FBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2FBBC for text?

Black text on #F2FBBC has a contrast ratio of 19.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.