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#FBF2CB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBF2CB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #FBF2CB 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.

#FBF2CB 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 #CBD4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDACB and #ECFBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF2CB · RGB 251, 242, 203

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Color values

HEX#FBF2CB
RGB251, 242, 203
HSL49°, 86%, 89%
HSV49°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 19%, 2%
XYZ82.32, 88.33, 69.21
Yxy88.33, 0.3432, 0.3683
CIE-Lab95.30, -3.14, 19.93
Hunter Lab93.98, -3.16, 17.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF2CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF2CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF2CB

.text { color: #FBF2CB; }
.background { background-color: #FBF2CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF2CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF2CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF2CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF2CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF2CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF2CB

#F8E9A5#F5DE7A#F2D554#EFCB2A#DFB911#B4960E#8E760B#645307#3E3305#131001

Tints of #FBF2CB

#FBF3D0#FBF3D0#FCF5D4#FCF6D9#FDF7DE#FDF7DE#FDF8E3#FDF9E7#FDF9E7#FEFAEC

Tones of #FBF2CB

#F8F0CE#F4EED2#F1ECD5#EDEAD9#EAE7DC#E6E5E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBD4FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF2CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF2CB

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 #FBF2CB: ·

How #FBF2CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F7F7D4Deuteranopia · #F8F8D7Tritanopia · #FBDCDE

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 #FBF2CB rather than the exact color:

Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette Fa7070
#FA7070 · #FBF2CF · #C6EBC5 · #A1C298
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #FFF1CB · #C2E2FA · #B7A3E3
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B
Palette Fff1ca
#FFF1CA · #FFB823 · #708A58 · #2D4F2B

Similar colors

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

#F9F3CC#FDF5CA#FBF2CF#FFF1CB#FFF2CC#FFF1CA#F8F3CE#F9F3CF#FFF3C8#FCF1D0#FFF0CE#FFF5CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF2CA  ·  #FBF2CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF2CB?

#FBF2CB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 242, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF2CB?

#FBF2CB is RGB 251, 242, 203 — HSL 49°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF2CB?

Its complement is #CBD4FB; analogous partners are #FBDACB and #ECFBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF2CB for text?

Black text on #FBF2CB has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.