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#FBFAEC — Pale Yellow

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FBFAEC 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.

#FBFAEC 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 #EAEBFB; it also sits naturally between #FBF1EA and #F3FBEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFAEC · RGB 251, 250, 236

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Color values

HEX#FBFAEC
RGB251, 250, 236
HSL56°, 65%, 95%
HSV56°, 6%, 98%
CMYK0%, 0%, 6%, 2%
XYZ89.11, 94.94, 92.98
Yxy94.94, 0.3217, 0.3427
CIE-Lab98.01, -2.05, 6.82
Hunter Lab97.44, -2.09, 6.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFAEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFAEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFAEC

.text { color: #FBFAEC; }
.background { background-color: #FBFAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 65%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 250, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFAEC

#F3EFC4#EAE59E#E2DB78#DAD152#D2C72D#A89F24#827C1C#5D5814#37340C#111004

Tints of #FBFAEC

#FBF9EA#FBF9EA#FBF9EA#FBF9EA#FBFBEE#FBFBEE#FBFBEE#FBFBEE#FBFBEE#FBFBEE

Tones of #FBFAEC

#F9F8EB#F8F7EC#F7F6EE#F6F5EF#F5F4F0#F3F3F1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEBFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.05:1 Fails
Against black text19.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFAEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBFAEC: ·

How #FBFAEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #FBFBEFDeuteranopia · #FBFBF0Tritanopia · #FBF2F3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFAEC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf8ec
#FCF8EC · #D0E8F2 · #79A3B1 · #456268
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359
Palette 384b70
#384B70 · #507687 · #FCFAEE · #B8001F
Ruby Terrace
#DB9558 · #FCF9EA · #97A87A · #A8BBA3
Palette 97a87a
#97A87A · #A8BBA3 · #FCF9EA · #FFA239
Palette Fcf9ea
#FCF9EA · #BADFDB · #FFA4A4 · #FFBDBD

Similar colors

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

#FCF8EC#FCFAEE#FCF9EA#FAF9EE#FAF8ED#F9F8EB#FCFAEF#FBF8EF#F8FCEB#FFFAEC#FFFBEB#FAF9F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFAEB  ·  #FBFAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFAEC?

#FBFAEC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFAEC?

#FBFAEC is RGB 251, 250, 236 — HSL 56°, 65%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFAEC?

Its complement is #EAEBFB; analogous partners are #FBF1EA and #F3FBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFAEC for text?

Black text on #FBFAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.