Palettes / Colors / #FBF8EA
#FBF8EA — Pale Yellow
#FBF8EA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #FBF8EA 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.
#FBF8EA 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 #EAEDFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEFEA and #F5FBEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBF8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 248, 234 |
| HSL | 49°, 68%, 95% |
| HSV | 49°, 7%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 7%, 2% |
| XYZ | 88.20, 93.58, 91.26 |
| Yxy | 93.58, 0.3230, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.46, -1.37, 7.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.74, -1.40, 6.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 97% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBF8EA
.text { color: #FBF8EA; }
.background { background-color: #FBF8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 248, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBF8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF8EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAEDFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBF8EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBF8EA
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 #FBF8EA: ·
How #FBF8EA 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 #FBF8EA 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 #FBF8EA?
#FBF8EA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF8EA?
#FBF8EA is RGB 251, 248, 234 — HSL 49°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBF8EA?
Its complement is #EAEDFB; analogous partners are #FBEFEA and #F5FBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBF8EA for text?
Black text on #FBF8EA has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.