Palettes / Colors / #FBF3CD
#FBF3CD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBF3CD 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 #FBF3CD 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.
#FBF3CD 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBF3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 243, 205 |
| HSL | 50°, 85%, 89% |
| HSV | 50°, 18%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 18%, 2% |
| XYZ | 82.85, 89.02, 70.57 |
| Yxy | 89.02, 0.3417, 0.3672 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.59, -3.35, 19.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.35, -3.37, 17.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 95% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBF3CD
.text { color: #FBF3CD; }
.background { background-color: #FBF3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 243, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 243, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 243, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBF3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF3CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBD3FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBF3CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF3CD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBF3CD: ·
How #FBF3CD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBF3CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBF3CD?
#FBF3CD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 243, 205). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF3CD?
#FBF3CD is RGB 251, 243, 205 — HSL 50°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 18%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBF3CD?
Its complement is #CBD3FB; analogous partners are #FBDBCB and #EBFBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBF3CD for text?
Black text on #FBF3CD has a contrast ratio of 18.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.