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#FBF672 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBF672 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 #FBF672 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.

#FBF672 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 #7479FB; it also sits naturally between #FBB374 and #BCFB74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBF672 · RGB 251, 246, 114

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Color values

HEX#FBF672
RGB251, 246, 114
HSL58°, 94%, 72%
HSV58°, 55%, 98%
CMYK0%, 2%, 55%, 2%
XYZ75.78, 87.64, 28.84
Yxy87.64, 0.3941, 0.4558
CIE-Lab95.01, -14.85, 62.95
Hunter Lab93.61, -14.56, 43.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 96% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 55% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBF672 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBF672 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBF672

.text { color: #FBF672; }
.background { background-color: #FBF672; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF672; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 246, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 94%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF672; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 246, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF672; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 246, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF672">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF672">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF672

#FAF452#F9F22F#F8F012#DFD707#BCB606#999405#777304#595603#363502#141301

Tints of #FBF672

#FBF77E#FBF88D#FCF897#FCF9A6#FDFAB0#FDFBBA#FDFCC9#FEFCD2#FEFDE1#FEFEEB

Tones of #FBF672

#F1EE7E#E7E488#DEDC91#D4D29B#CBCAA4#C1C0AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7479FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBF672: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF672

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 #FBF672: ·

How #FBF672 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F9F992Deuteranopia · #F9FA9ATritanopia · #FBABB1

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 #FBF672 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff8383
#FF8383 · #FFF574 · #A1D6CB · #A19AD3
Palette Fbf46d
#FBF46D · #B4FE98 · #77E4D4 · #998CEB
Palette 3d30a2
#3D30A2 · #B15EFF · #FFA33C · #FFFB73
Palette 0079ff
#0079FF · #00DFA2 · #F6FA70 · #FF0060
Palette Fa5c5c
#FA5C5C · #FD8A6B · #FEC288 · #FBEF76
Palette Fffd75
#FFFD75 · #60E550 · #3B6AC0 · #6E3274

Similar colors

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

#FFF574#FBF46D#FFFB73#F6FA70#FBEF76#FFFD75#FFF76A#FFF078#F9F07A#F6FB7A#FFF67E#FFF57E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF671  ·  #FBF673 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF672?

#FBF672 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 246, 114). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF672?

#FBF672 is RGB 251, 246, 114 — HSL 58°, 94%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 55%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF672?

Its complement is #7479FB; analogous partners are #FBB374 and #BCFB74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF672 for text?

Black text on #FBF672 has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.