Palettes / Colors / #FBFBB9

#FBFBB9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFBB9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FBFBB9 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.

#FBFBB9 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 #B7B7FB; it also sits naturally between #FBD9B7 and #D9FBB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBB9

.text { color: #FBFBB9; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 89%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7B7FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBB9

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:

How #FBFBB9 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 #FBFBB9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBB9?

#FBFBB9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 185). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBB9?

#FBFBB9 is RGB 251, 251, 185 — HSL 60°, 89%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBB9?

Its complement is #B7B7FB; analogous partners are #FBD9B7 and #D9FBB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBB9 for text?

Black text on #FBFBB9 has a contrast ratio of 19.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.