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#FBEF63 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBEF63 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 #FBEF63 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.

#FBEF63 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 #6571FB; it also sits naturally between #FBA365 and #BCFB65. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBEF63 · RGB 251, 239, 99

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Color values

HEX#FBEF63
RGB251, 239, 99
HSL55°, 95%, 69%
HSV55°, 61%, 98%
CMYK0%, 5%, 61%, 2%
XYZ72.90, 83.14, 24.01
Yxy83.14, 0.4049, 0.4618
CIE-Lab93.08, -12.47, 67.23
Hunter Lab91.18, -12.18, 44.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 61% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBEF63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBEF63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBEF63

.text { color: #FBEF63; }
.background { background-color: #FBEF63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEF63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 95%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEF63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEF63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBEF63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEF63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBEF63

#FAEB47#F9E824#F9E406#D6C405#B8A905#958904#776E03#554E02#373201#141201

Tints of #FBEF63

#FBF074#FCF17E#FCF38D#FCF49C#FDF6AA#FDF7B4#FDF9C3#FEFAD2#FEFBDC#FEFDEB

Tones of #FBEF63

#F0E570#E6DD7A#DBD485#D0CB90#C5C29B#BBB9A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6571FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBEF63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEF63

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 #FBEF63: ·

How #FBEF63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F685Deuteranopia · #F7F78DTritanopia · #FAA0A6

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBEF63 rather than the exact color:

Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 1d2b53
#1D2B53 · #7E2553 · #FF004D · #FAEF5D
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette D04848
#D04848 · #F3B95F · #FDE767 · #6895D2
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Palette Ffea6c
#FFEA6C · #FFFBA7 · #FFA6FB · #FF61F8

Similar colors

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

#FFEF5F#FAEF5D#FAF562#FDE767#F3F169#FFEA6C#FBF46D#F6E96B#FFF76A#F4E869#F4EB6C#F8E559

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBEF62  ·  #FBEF64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEF63?

#FBEF63 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 239, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEF63?

#FBEF63 is RGB 251, 239, 99 — HSL 55°, 95%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 61%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEF63?

Its complement is #6571FB; analogous partners are #FBA365 and #BCFB65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEF63 for text?

Black text on #FBEF63 has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.