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#FBFB60 — Light Vivid Yellow

#FBFB60 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #FBFB60 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.

#FBFB60 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6060FB; it also sits naturally between #FBAD60 and #ADFB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFB60 · RGB 251, 251, 96

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Color values

HEX#FBFB60
RGB251, 251, 96
HSL60°, 95%, 68%
HSV60°, 62%, 98%
CMYK0%, 0%, 62%, 2%
XYZ76.39, 90.35, 24.48
Yxy90.35, 0.3995, 0.4725
CIE-Lab96.14, -18.49, 71.74
Hunter Lab95.05, -18.09, 47.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFB60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFB60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFB60

.text { color: #FBFB60; }
.background { background-color: #FBFB60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFB60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 95%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFB60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFB60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFB60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFB60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFB60

#FAFA42#F9F91F#F4F406#D1D105#B3B305#959504#727203#555502#323201#141401

Tints of #FBFB60

#FBFB6F#FCFC7E#FCFC88#FCFC97#FDFDA5#FDFDB4#FDFDC3#FEFECD#FEFEDC#FEFEEB

Tones of #FBFB60

#EFEF6B#E5E576#D9D981#CFCF8C#C3C397#B9B9A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6060FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFB60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFB60

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 #FBFB60: ·

How #FBFB60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FBFB86Deuteranopia · #FBFB8FTritanopia · #FBA3AA

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFB60 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette 1c0770
#1C0770 · #261CC1 · #3A9AFF · #F1FF5E
Palette 61b15a
#61B15A · #ADCE74 · #FFF76A · #FFCE89
Palette 1d2b53
#1D2B53 · #7E2553 · #FF004D · #FAEF5D
Palette 4d2b8c
#4D2B8C · #85409D · #EEA727 · #FFEF5F
Palette 007f73
#007F73 · #4CCD99 · #FFC700 · #FFF455

Similar colors

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

#FAF562#F1FF5E#FFF76A#FAEF5D#FFEF5F#FFF455#F4F754#FBF46D#F3F169#F6FA70#FFFB73#FFFA4D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFB5F  ·  #FBFB61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFB60?

#FBFB60 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFB60?

#FBFB60 is RGB 251, 251, 96 — HSL 60°, 95%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 62%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFB60?

Its complement is #6060FB; analogous partners are #FBAD60 and #ADFB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFB60 for text?

Black text on #FBFB60 has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.