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#FBF2DB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBF2DB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #FBF2DB 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.

#FBF2DB 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 #DAE4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE1DA and #F4FBDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF2DB · RGB 251, 242, 219

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Color values

HEX#FBF2DB
RGB251, 242, 219
HSL43°, 80%, 92%
HSV43°, 13%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 13%, 2%
XYZ84.32, 89.13, 79.78
Yxy89.13, 0.3330, 0.3520
CIE-Lab95.63, -0.74, 12.17
Hunter Lab94.41, -0.75, 11.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF2DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF2DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF2DB

.text { color: #FBF2DB; }
.background { background-color: #FBF2DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF2DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF2DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF2DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF2DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF2DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF2DB

#F6E3B1#F2D488#EEC663#E9B73A#DCA518#B38614#8A670F#654C0B#3C2D07#120E02

Tints of #FBF2DB

#FBF2DA#FBF3DF#FBF3DF#FCF5E3#FCF5E3#FCF5E3#FCF7E8#FCF7E8#FDF8ED#FDF8ED

Tones of #FBF2DB

#F9F1DD#F6F0DF#F4EFE1#F2EEE4#EFEDE6#EDECE8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAE4FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF2DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF2DB

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 #FBF2DB: ·

How #FBF2DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F7F7E1Deuteranopia · #F8F8E2Tritanopia · #FBE5E6

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 #FBF2DB rather than the exact color:

Palette Aa5486
#AA5486 · #FC8F54 · #FDE7BB · #FBF4DB
Palette Fdf1db
#FDF1DB · #A6CB12 · #E00543 · #84253E
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Palette 68b0ab
#68B0AB · #8FC0A9 · #C8D5B9 · #FAF3DD
Palette 432160
#432160 · #FF7A5A · #50E3C2 · #FCF4D9
Palette Fbf5dd
#FBF5DD · #E7E1B1 · #306D29 · #0D530E

Similar colors

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

#FBF4DB#FDF1DB#FCF0DA#FAF3DD#FCF4D9#FBF5DD#F9EFDB#F8F3D9#FFF2DB#FFF1DB#FFF3DA#FBF5DE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF2DA  ·  #FBF2DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF2DB?

#FBF2DB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 242, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF2DB?

#FBF2DB is RGB 251, 242, 219 — HSL 43°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 13%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF2DB?

Its complement is #DAE4FB; analogous partners are #FBE1DA and #F4FBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF2DB for text?

Black text on #FBF2DB has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.