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#FBEF73 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBEF73 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 #FBEF73 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.

#FBEF73 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 #7480FB; it also sits naturally between #FBAC74 and #C3FB74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBEF73 · RGB 251, 239, 115

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Color values

HEX#FBEF73
RGB251, 239, 115
HSL55°, 94%, 72%
HSV55°, 54%, 98%
CMYK0%, 5%, 54%, 2%
XYZ73.74, 83.48, 28.45
Yxy83.48, 0.3972, 0.4496
CIE-Lab93.22, -11.35, 60.46
Hunter Lab91.37, -11.12, 42.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 94% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 54% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBEF73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBEF73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBEF73

.text { color: #FBEF73; }
.background { background-color: #FBEF73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEF73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 94%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEF73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEF73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBEF73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEF73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBEF73

#FAEC52#F9E82F#F8E412#DFCD07#BCAD06#998D05#776D04#595203#363202#141201

Tints of #FBEF73

#FBF17E#FBF28D#FCF397#FCF5A6#FDF6B0#FDF7BA#FDF9C9#FEFAD2#FEFCE1#FEFDEB

Tones of #FBEF73

#F1E87E#E7DF88#DED891#D4CF9B#CBC8A4#C1BFAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7480FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBEF73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEF73

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 #FBEF73: ·

How #FBEF73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F6F691Deuteranopia · #F7F798Tritanopia · #FAA9AE

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 #FBEF73 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fa5c5c
#FA5C5C · #FD8A6B · #FEC288 · #FBEF76
Palette 000000
#000000 · #FF4191 · #E90074 · #FFF078
Palette Ff8383
#FF8383 · #FFF574 · #A1D6CB · #A19AD3
Palette 9195f6
#9195F6 · #B7C9F2 · #F9F07A · #FB88B4
Palette Fbf46d
#FBF46D · #B4FE98 · #77E4D4 · #998CEB
Palette Ffea6c
#FFEA6C · #FFFBA7 · #FFA6FB · #FF61F8

Similar colors

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

#FBEF76#FFF078#FFF574#F9F07A#FBF46D#FFEA6C#F2ED6F#F4EB6C#FFEE7D#F6E96B#FFE97D#F6FA70

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBEF72  ·  #FBEF74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEF73?

#FBEF73 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 239, 115). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEF73?

#FBEF73 is RGB 251, 239, 115 — HSL 55°, 94%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 54%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEF73?

Its complement is #7480FB; analogous partners are #FBAC74 and #C3FB74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEF73 for text?

Black text on #FBEF73 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.