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#FBF2DF — Pale Vivid Orange

#FBF2DF is a orange color we call Pale Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #FBF2DF 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.

#FBF2DF is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFE8FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE4DF and #F6FBDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF2DF · RGB 251, 242, 223

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Color values

HEX#FBF2DF
RGB251, 242, 223
HSL41°, 78%, 93%
HSV41°, 11%, 98%
CMYK0%, 4%, 11%, 2%
XYZ84.86, 89.34, 82.58
Yxy89.34, 0.3305, 0.3479
CIE-Lab95.72, -0.12, 10.23
Hunter Lab94.52, -0.12, 9.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF2DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF2DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF2DF

.text { color: #FBF2DF; }
.background { background-color: #FBF2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 242, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 242, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 242, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF2DF

#F6E2B6#F1D18E#ECC165#E7B13C#DEA11B#B68316#8D6611#64480C#3B2B07#120D02

Tints of #FBF2DF

#FBF2DF#FCF4E4#FCF4E4#FCF4E4#FCF6E8#FCF6E8#FCF6E8#FCF6E8#FDF8ED#FDF8ED

Tones of #FBF2DF

#F9F2E1#F7F1E3#F5F0E5#F3EFE7#F1EFE9#EFEEEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE8FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF2DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF2DF

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 #FBF2DF: ·

How #FBF2DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F7F7E4Deuteranopia · #F8F8E5Tritanopia · #FBE7E8

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 #FBF2DF rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Palette F9f3df
#F9F3DF · #FDFCE5 · #D7E9F7 · #F4D19B
Palette Faf3e1
#FAF3E1 · #F5E7C6 · #FA8112 · #222222
Palette Faf3e1
#FAF3E1 · #F5E7C6 · #FF6D1F · #222222
Palette 68b0ab
#68B0AB · #8FC0A9 · #C8D5B9 · #FAF3DD
Palette Fff7eb
#FFF7EB · #F9F0E0 · #A2AB73 · #CC3A63

Similar colors

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

#FAF3E0#F9F3DF#FAF3E1#FAF3DD#F9F0E0#FBF5DE#F8F2DE#FBF5DD#F8F0DF#F8F3E1#FFF2E0#F8F4E1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF2DE  ·  #FBF2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF2DF?

#FBF2DF is Pale Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 251, 242, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF2DF?

#FBF2DF is RGB 251, 242, 223 — HSL 41°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 11%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF2DF?

Its complement is #DFE8FB; analogous partners are #FBE4DF and #F6FBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF2DF for text?

Black text on #FBF2DF has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.