Palettes / Colors / #F8FBDA

#F8FBDA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F8FBDA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F8FBDA 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 #DDDAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEDDA and #E8FBDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 98% · Blue 85%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8FBDA

.text { color: #F8FBDA; }
.background { background-color: #F8FBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8FBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 251, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8FBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 251, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8FBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 251, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8FBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8FBDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8FBDA: #000000.

How #F8FBDA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F8FBDA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F8FBD9  ·  #F8FBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8FBDA?

#F8FBDA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 248, 251, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8FBDA?

#F8FBDA is RGB 248, 251, 218 — HSL 65°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 2%.

What colors go with #F8FBDA?

Its complement is #DDDAFB; analogous partners are #FBEDDA and #E8FBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8FBDA for text?

Black text on #F8FBDA has a contrast ratio of 19.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.