Palettes / Colors / #FBF4E4

#FBF4E4 — Pale Yellow

#FBF4E4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBF4E4 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 #E4EBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBE9E4 and #F6FBE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 96% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF4E4

.text { color: #FBF4E4; }
.background { background-color: #FBF4E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF4E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 244, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF4E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 244, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF4E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 244, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF4E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF4E4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4EBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF4E4: #000000.

How #FBF4E4 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 #FBF4E4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF4E3  ·  #FBF4E5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF4E4?

#FBF4E4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 244, 228). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF4E4?

#FBF4E4 is RGB 251, 244, 228 — HSL 42°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF4E4?

Its complement is #E4EBFB; analogous partners are #FBE9E4 and #F6FBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF4E4 for text?

Black text on #FBF4E4 has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.