Palettes / Colors / #FBF0EF

#FBF0EF — Pale Red

#FBF0EF is a red color we call Pale Red, closest to the named color SeaShell (#FFF5EE). It belongs to the red family.

#FBF0EF is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFFAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEFF4 and #FBF6EF. 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 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF0EF

.text { color: #FBF0EF; }
.background { background-color: #FBF0EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF0EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 240, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF0EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 240, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF0EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 240, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF0EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF0EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF0EF

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Tones of #FBF0EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFFAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF0EF: #000000.

How #FBF0EF 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 #FBF0EF 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

← #FBF0EE  ·  #FBF0F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF0EF?

#FBF0EF is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 251, 240, 239). Its closest standard named color is SeaShell.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF0EF?

#FBF0EF is RGB 251, 240, 239 — HSL 5°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF0EF?

Its complement is #EFFAFB; analogous partners are #FBEFF4 and #FBF6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF0EF for text?

Black text on #FBF0EF has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.