Palettes / Colors / #FBDA7E

#FBDA7E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBDA7E is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FBDA7E 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.

#FBDA7E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7EA0FB; it also sits naturally between #FB9B7E and #DEFB7E. 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 98% · Green 85% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 50% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBDA7E

.text { color: #FBDA7E; }
.background { background-color: #FBDA7E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBDA7E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 218, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 94%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBDA7E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 218, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBDA7E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 218, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBDA7E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBDA7E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EA0FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBDA7E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBDA7E

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:

How #FBDA7E 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 #FBDA7E 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

← #FBDA7D  ·  #FBDA7F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBDA7E?

#FBDA7E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 218, 126). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBDA7E?

#FBDA7E is RGB 251, 218, 126 — HSL 44°, 94%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 50%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBDA7E?

Its complement is #7EA0FB; analogous partners are #FB9B7E and #DEFB7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBDA7E for text?

Black text on #FBDA7E has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.