Palettes / Colors / #FBF08E

#FBF08E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBF08E 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 #FBF08E 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.

#FBF08E 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 #8E99FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB98E and #CFFB8E. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 43% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF08E

.text { color: #FBF08E; }
.background { background-color: #FBF08E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF08E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 240, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 93%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF08E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 240, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF08E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 240, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF08E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF08E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E99FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF08E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF08E

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 #FBF08E 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 #FBF08E 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

← #FBF08D  ·  #FBF08F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF08E?

#FBF08E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 240, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF08E?

#FBF08E is RGB 251, 240, 142 — HSL 54°, 93%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 43%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF08E?

Its complement is #8E99FB; analogous partners are #FBB98E and #CFFB8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF08E for text?

Black text on #FBF08E has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.