Palettes / Colors / #FBF293

#FBF293 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBF293 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 #FBF293 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.

#FBF293 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 #939BFB; it also sits naturally between #FBBE93 and #D0FB93. 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 95% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF293

.text { color: #FBF293; }
.background { background-color: #FBF293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF293">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #939BFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF293

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 #FBF293 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 #FBF293 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF293?

#FBF293 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 242, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF293?

#FBF293 is RGB 251, 242, 147 — HSL 55°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF293?

Its complement is #939BFB; analogous partners are #FBBE93 and #D0FB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF293 for text?

Black text on #FBF293 has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.