Palettes / Colors / #FBEF92

#FBEF92 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBEF92 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 #FBEF92 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.

#FBEF92 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 #939FFB; it also sits naturally between #FBBB93 and #D3FB93. 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 94% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 42% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBEF92

.text { color: #FBEF92; }
.background { background-color: #FBEF92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEF92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEF92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEF92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBEF92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEF92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #939FFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBEF92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEF92

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 #FBEF92 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 #FBEF92 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

← #FBEF91  ·  #FBEF93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEF92?

#FBEF92 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 239, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEF92?

#FBEF92 is RGB 251, 239, 146 — HSL 53°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 42%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEF92?

Its complement is #939FFB; analogous partners are #FBBB93 and #D3FB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEF92 for text?

Black text on #FBEF92 has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.