Palettes / Colors / #FBF893

#FBF893 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBF893 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 #FBF893 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.

#FBF893 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 #9396FB; it also sits naturally between #FBC393 and #CAFB93. 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 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 41% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBF893

.text { color: #FBF893; }
.background { background-color: #FBF893; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF893; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 248, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 93%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF893; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 248, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF893; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 248, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF893">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF893">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF893

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9396FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF893: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF893

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 #FBF893 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 #FBF893 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 #FBF893?

#FBF893 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 248, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF893?

#FBF893 is RGB 251, 248, 147 — HSL 58°, 93%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 41%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF893?

Its complement is #9396FB; analogous partners are #FBC393 and #CAFB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF893 for text?

Black text on #FBF893 has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.