Palettes / Colors / #FBF9EF

#FBF9EF — Pale Yellow

#FBF9EF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBF9EF 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 #EFF1FB; it also sits naturally between #FBF3EF and #F7FBEF. 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 98% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FBF9EF

.text { color: #FBF9EF; }
.background { background-color: #FBF9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBF9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 249, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBF9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 249, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBF9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 249, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBF9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBF9EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBF9EF

Tints of #FBF9EF

Tones of #FBF9EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBF9EF: #000000.

How #FBF9EF 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 #FBF9EF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBF9EE  ·  #FBF9F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBF9EF?

#FBF9EF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 249, 239). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBF9EF?

#FBF9EF is RGB 251, 249, 239 — HSL 50°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBF9EF?

Its complement is #EFF1FB; analogous partners are #FBF3EF and #F7FBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBF9EF for text?

Black text on #FBF9EF has a contrast ratio of 19.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.