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#FBF3CC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBF3CC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FBF3CC 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.

#FBF3CC 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 #CBD3FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDBCB and #EBFBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF3CC · RGB 251, 243, 204

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Color values

HEX#FBF3CC
RGB251, 243, 204
HSL50°, 85%, 89%
HSV50°, 19%, 98%
CMYK0%, 3%, 19%, 2%
XYZ82.73, 88.97, 69.94
Yxy88.97, 0.3424, 0.3682
CIE-Lab95.57, -3.49, 19.79
Hunter Lab94.32, -3.52, 17.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF3CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF3CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF3CC

.text { color: #FBF3CC; }
.background { background-color: #FBF3CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF3CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 243, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF3CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 243, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF3CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 243, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF3CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF3CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF3CC

#F8EAA5#F4E07B#F1D755#EECD2B#DEBC12#B3980F#8E780B#635408#3D3405#131002

Tints of #FBF3CC

#FBF4D0#FBF4D0#FCF5D5#FCF6D9#FCF7DE#FCF7DE#FDF8E3#FDF9E7#FDF9E7#FDFBEC

Tones of #FBF3CC

#F7F1CE#F4EED2#F1ECD5#EDEAD9#EAE7DC#E6E5E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBD3FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF3CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF3CC

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 #FBF3CC: ·

How #FBF3CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F8F7D5Deuteranopia · #F8F9D8Tritanopia · #FBDDDF

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 #FBF3CC rather than the exact color:

Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette Fa7070
#FA7070 · #FBF2CF · #C6EBC5 · #A1C298
Palette Ffdede
#FFDEDE · #FDF5CA · #FFDFAF · #F2BB7B
Palette 57564f
#57564F · #7A7A73 · #DDDAD0 · #F8F3CE
Palette F9f3cf
#F9F3CF · #EDE7CF · #DDBC89 · #AA512F
Palette Fff2cc
#FFF2CC · #FFD966 · #F4B183 · #DFA67B

Similar colors

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

#F9F3CC#FBF2CF#FDF5CA#F8F3CE#F9F3CF#FFF2CC#FAF4D0#FCF1D0#FFF1CB#FFF5CD#FFF1CA#FBF3D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF3CB  ·  #FBF3CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF3CC?

#FBF3CC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 243, 204). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF3CC?

#FBF3CC is RGB 251, 243, 204 — HSL 50°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF3CC?

Its complement is #CBD3FB; analogous partners are #FBDBCB and #EBFBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF3CC for text?

Black text on #FBF3CC has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.