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#FBF660 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBF660 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FBF660 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.

#FBF660 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6065FB; it also sits naturally between #FBA860 and #B3FB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF660 · RGB 251, 246, 96

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Color values

HEX#FBF660
RGB251, 246, 96
HSL58°, 95%, 68%
HSV58°, 62%, 98%
CMYK0%, 2%, 62%, 2%
XYZ74.85, 87.27, 23.97
Yxy87.27, 0.4022, 0.4690
CIE-Lab94.85, -16.07, 70.37
Hunter Lab93.42, -15.71, 46.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 96% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 62% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF660 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF660 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF660

.text { color: #FBF660; }
.background { background-color: #FBF660; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF660; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 246, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 95%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF660; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 246, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF660; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 246, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF660">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF660">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF660

#FAF442#F9F21F#F4EC06#D1CA05#B3AD05#959004#726F03#555202#323001#141301

Tints of #FBF660

#FBF76F#FCF77E#FCF888#FCF997#FDFAA5#FDFBB4#FDFCC3#FEFCCD#FEFDDC#FEFEEB

Tones of #FBF660

#EFEB6B#E5E176#D9D781#CFCD8C#C3C297#B9B8A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6065FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF660: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF660

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 #FBF660: ·

How #FBF660 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F9F984Deuteranopia · #F9FA8DTritanopia · #FBA1A7

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBF660 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette 1d2b53
#1D2B53 · #7E2553 · #FF004D · #FAEF5D
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 61b15a
#61B15A · #ADCE74 · #FFF76A · #FFCE89
Palette 007f73
#007F73 · #4CCD99 · #FFC700 · #FFF455
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #FFF455 · #FFC700 · #EE4E4E

Similar colors

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

#FAF562#FAEF5D#FFEF5F#FFF76A#FFF455#F3F169#FBF46D#F1FF5E#F4F754#FFEB55#FDE767#F6FA70

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF65F  ·  #FBF661 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF660?

#FBF660 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 246, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF660?

#FBF660 is RGB 251, 246, 96 — HSL 58°, 95%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 62%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF660?

Its complement is #6065FB; analogous partners are #FBA860 and #B3FB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF660 for text?

Black text on #FBF660 has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.