Palettes / Colors / #FBFBAD
#FBFBAD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFBAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FBFBAD 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.
#FBFBAD 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 #ACACFB; it also sits naturally between #FBD4AC and #D4FBAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 251, 173 |
| HSL | 60°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 81.82, 92.52, 53.08 |
| Yxy | 92.52, 0.3598, 0.4068 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.03, -11.56, 37.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.19, -11.53, 30.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFBAD
.text { color: #FBFBAD; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACACFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFBAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBAD
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 #FBFBAD: ·
How #FBFBAD 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 #FBFBAD 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 #FBFBAD?
#FBFBAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBAD?
#FBFBAD is RGB 251, 251, 173 — HSL 60°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFBAD?
Its complement is #ACACFB; analogous partners are #FBD4AC and #D4FBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFBAD for text?
Black text on #FBFBAD has a contrast ratio of 19.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.