Palettes / Colors / #FBF8DC
#FBF8DC — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBF8DC 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 #FBF8DC 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.
#FBF8DC 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 #DADEFB; it also sits naturally between #FBE7DA and #EEFBDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBF8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 248, 220 |
| HSL | 54°, 79%, 92% |
| HSV | 54°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 12%, 2% |
| XYZ | 86.27, 92.81, 81.08 |
| Yxy | 92.81, 0.3316, 0.3567 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.15, -3.61, 13.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.34, -3.66, 12.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 97% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBF8DC
.text { color: #FBF8DC; }
.background { background-color: #FBF8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 248, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 79%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 248, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 248, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBF8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF8DC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DADEFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBF8DC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF8DC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBF8DC: ·
How #FBF8DC 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 #FBF8DC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBF8DC?
#FBF8DC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 248, 220). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF8DC?
#FBF8DC is RGB 251, 248, 220 — HSL 54°, 79%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBF8DC?
Its complement is #DADEFB; analogous partners are #FBE7DA and #EEFBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBF8DC for text?
Black text on #FBF8DC has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.