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#FBFAF2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#FBFAF2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted 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 #FBFAF2 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.

#FBFAF2 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 #F3F4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBF6F3 and #F8FBF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFAF2 · RGB 251, 250, 242

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Color values

HEX#FBFAF2
RGB251, 250, 242
HSL53°, 53%, 97%
HSV53°, 4%, 98%
CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 2%
XYZ90.00, 95.29, 97.65
Yxy95.29, 0.3181, 0.3368
CIE-Lab98.15, -1.04, 3.94
Hunter Lab97.62, -1.07, 3.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 95%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFAF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFAF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFAF2

.text { color: #FBFAF2; }
.background { background-color: #FBFAF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFAF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 250, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 53%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFAF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 250, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFAF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 250, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFAF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFAF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFAF2

#F1EDD0#E5DEA9#DAD086#CFC263#C4B540#A09331#7D7326#5A521C#332F10#100E05

Tints of #FBFAF2

#FBFAF3#FBFAF3#FBFAF3#FBFAF3#FBFAF3#FAF9EF#FAF9EF#FAF9EF#FAF9EF#FAF9EF

Tones of #FBFAF2

#FBFAF4#FAFAF4#FAF9F5#F9F9F6#F8F8F6#F8F8F7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F4FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.05:1 Fails
Against black text20.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFAF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFAF2

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 #FBFAF2: ·

How #FBFAF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FBFBF4Deuteranopia · #FBFBF4Tritanopia · #FBF5F6

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFAF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 92c7cf
#92C7CF · #AAD7D9 · #FBF9F1 · #E5E1DA
Palette Fbf8f1
#FBF8F1 · #F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #54BAB9
Palette Faf8f1
#FAF8F1 · #FAEAB1 · #34656D · #334443
Palette Faf8f1
#FAF8F1 · #FAEAB1 · #E5BA73 · #C58940
Palette 121435
#121435 · #FAF9F0 · #EDEBCA · #FF5722
Palette Dca47c
#DCA47C · #FFD3B6 · #FCF8F3 · #698474

Similar colors

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

#FBF9F1#FBF8F1#FAF8F1#FAF9F0#FCF8F3#FEFAF3#FCFAEF#FEF9F2#FAF7F3#FEFBF3#FBF7F0#FBF8EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFAF1  ·  #FBFAF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFAF2?

#FBFAF2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 250, 242). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFAF2?

#FBFAF2 is RGB 251, 250, 242 — HSL 53°, 53%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFAF2?

Its complement is #F3F4FB; analogous partners are #FBF6F3 and #F8FBF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFAF2 for text?

Black text on #FBFAF2 has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.