Palettes / Colors / #FBFAE4

#FBFAE4 — Pale Yellow

#FBFAE4 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 #FBFAE4 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.

#FBFAE4 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 #E4E6FB; it also sits naturally between #FBEFE4 and #F1FBE4. 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 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFAE4

.text { color: #FBFAE4; }
.background { background-color: #FBFAE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFAE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 250, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 74%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFAE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 250, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFAE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 250, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFAE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFAE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E6FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFAE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFAE4

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 #FBFAE4 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 #FBFAE4 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

← #FBFAE3  ·  #FBFAE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFAE4?

#FBFAE4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 250, 228). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFAE4?

#FBFAE4 is RGB 251, 250, 228 — HSL 57°, 74%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFAE4?

Its complement is #E4E6FB; analogous partners are #FBEFE4 and #F1FBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFAE4 for text?

Black text on #FBFAE4 has a contrast ratio of 19.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.