Palettes / Colors / #FBFAEC
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 250, 236 |
| HSL | 56°, 65%, 95% |
| HSV | 56°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 89.11, 94.94, 92.98 |
| Yxy | 94.94, 0.3217, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.01, -2.05, 6.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.44, -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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAEBFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.99:1 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:
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:
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 #FBFAEC 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 #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.