Palettes / Colors / #FBFAE2

#FBFAE2 — Pale Yellow

#FBFAE2 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 #FBFAE2 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.

#FBFAE2 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 #E4E5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBEFE4 and #F0FBE4. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFAE2

.text { color: #FBFAE2; }
.background { background-color: #FBFAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 250, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 76%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 250, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 250, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFAE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFAE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFAE2

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 #FBFAE2 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 #FBFAE2 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

← #FBFAE1  ·  #FBFAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFAE2?

#FBFAE2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 250, 226). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFAE2?

#FBFAE2 is RGB 251, 250, 226 — HSL 58°, 76%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFAE2?

Its complement is #E4E5FB; analogous partners are #FBEFE4 and #F0FBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFAE2 for text?

Black text on #FBFAE2 has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.