Palettes / Colors / #FBF7DF

#FBF7DF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBF7DF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FBF7DF 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.

#FBF7DF 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 #DFE3FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE9DF and #F1FBDF. 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 97% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF7DF

.text { color: #FBF7DF; }
.background { background-color: #FBF7DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF7DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 247, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF7DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 247, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF7DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 247, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF7DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF7DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE3FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF7DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF7DF

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:

How #FBF7DF 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 #FBF7DF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF7DF?

#FBF7DF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 247, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF7DF?

#FBF7DF is RGB 251, 247, 223 — HSL 51°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 11%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF7DF?

Its complement is #DFE3FB; analogous partners are #FBE9DF and #F1FBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF7DF for text?

Black text on #FBF7DF has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.