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#FBF2BF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBF2BF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FBF2BF 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.

#FBF2BF 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 #C1C9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBD5C1 and #E7FBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF2BF · RGB 251, 242, 191

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Color values

HEX#FBF2BF
RGB251, 242, 191
HSL51°, 88%, 87%
HSV51°, 24%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 24%, 2%
XYZ80.94, 87.78, 61.97
Yxy87.78, 0.3509, 0.3805
CIE-Lab95.07, -4.81, 25.75
Hunter Lab93.69, -4.82, 22.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF2BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF2BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF2BF

.text { color: #FBF2BF; }
.background { background-color: #FBF2BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF2BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 88%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF2BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF2BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF2BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF2BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF2BF

#F9EA9A#F6E26F#F3DA49#F1D222#DDBE0E#B1980B#8B7809#655706#3A3104#131001

Tints of #FBF2BF

#FBF3C5#FCF4CA#FCF5CF#FCF6D4#FDF7D9#FDF7D9#FDF8DD#FDF9E2#FDFAE7#FEFBEC

Tones of #FBF2BF

#F7EFC5#F3ECC9#EEE9CD#EAE7D1#E6E4D6#E2E1DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C9FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF2BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF2BF

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 #FBF2BF: ·

How #FBF2BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F7F7CBDeuteranopia · #F8F8CETritanopia · #FBD5D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBF2BF rather than the exact color:

Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C
Palette Fff4bf
#FFF4BF · #FFBEFB · #DC95FF · #8C56D4
Palette Ff9a86
#FF9A86 · #FFB399 · #FFD6A6 · #FFF0BE
Palette C7db9c
#C7DB9C · #FFF0BD · #FDAB9E · #E50046
Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2
Palette 2f6b3f
#2F6B3F · #7FB77E · #F7C85C · #FFF6C0

Similar colors

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

#FFF2BE#FFF4BF#FFF0BE#FFF0BD#FFF2C2#FFF6C0#FFF6BE#FFEFBC#FFF5C2#F6F3C2#FFF6BD#FBF3B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF2BE  ·  #FBF2C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF2BF?

#FBF2BF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 242, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF2BF?

#FBF2BF is RGB 251, 242, 191 — HSL 51°, 88%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF2BF?

Its complement is #C1C9FB; analogous partners are #FBD5C1 and #E7FBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF2BF for text?

Black text on #FBF2BF has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.