Palettes / Colors / #FBFAE3
#FBFAE3 — Pale Yellow
#FBFAE3 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 #FBFAE3 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.
#FBFAE3 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFAE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 250, 227 |
| HSL | 58°, 75%, 94% |
| HSV | 58°, 10%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 10%, 2% |
| XYZ | 87.83, 94.43, 86.27 |
| Yxy | 94.43, 0.3271, 0.3516 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.80, -3.51, 11.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.17, -3.57, 10.48 |
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
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CSS code for #FBFAE3
.text { color: #FBFAE3; }
.background { background-color: #FBFAE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFAE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 250, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 75%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFAE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 250, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFAE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 250, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFAE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFAE3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBFAE3
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Tones of #FBFAE3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4E5FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFAE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFAE3
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 #FBFAE3: ·
How #FBFAE3 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 #FBFAE3 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 #FBFAE3?
#FBFAE3 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 250, 227). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFAE3?
#FBFAE3 is RGB 251, 250, 227 — HSL 58°, 75%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFAE3?
Its complement is #E4E5FB; analogous partners are #FBEFE4 and #F0FBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFAE3 for text?
Black text on #FBFAE3 has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.