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#FBFBC3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFBC3 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 #FBFBC3 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.

#FBFBC3 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 #C1C1FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDEC1 and #DEFBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFBC3 · RGB 251, 251, 195

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Color values

HEX#FBFBC3
RGB251, 251, 195
HSL60°, 88%, 87%
HSV60°, 22%, 98%
CMYK0%, 0%, 22%, 2%
XYZ84.13, 93.44, 65.23
Yxy93.44, 0.3465, 0.3848
CIE-Lab97.41, -8.75, 26.93
Hunter Lab96.67, -8.79, 23.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFBC3

.text { color: #FBFBC3; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 88%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFBC3

#F9F99A#F6F66F#F3F349#F1F122#DDDD0E#B1B10B#8B8B09#656506#3A3A04#131301

Tints of #FBFBC3

#FBFBC5#FCFCCA#FCFCCF#FCFCD4#FDFDD9#FDFDD9#FDFDDD#FDFDE2#FDFDE7#FEFEEC

Tones of #FBFBC3

#F7F7C5#F3F3C9#EEEECD#EAEAD1#E6E6D6#E2E2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.07:1 Fails
Against black text19.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBC3

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 #FBFBC3: ·

How #FBFBC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FBFBD1Deuteranopia · #FBFBD4Tritanopia · #FBDBDE

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFBC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette Ff80c7
#FF80C7 · #FFBDA3 · #FFE1BB · #FAFFC4
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette Faffc5
#FAFFC5 · #A9BFA8 · #5E686D · #3A3960
Palette Fcffc1
#FCFFC1 · #FFE893 · #FBB4A5 · #FB9EC6

Similar colors

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

#FAFCC2#FAFFC4#FDF7C3#FFFBC1#FAFFC5#FCFFC1#FDFFC2#FEFBC7#FEFFC4#F6FDC3#FCF9BE#F9F6C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFBC2  ·  #FBFBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBC3?

#FBFBC3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 195). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBC3?

#FBFBC3 is RGB 251, 251, 195 — HSL 60°, 88%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBC3?

Its complement is #C1C1FB; analogous partners are #FBDEC1 and #DEFBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBC3 for text?

Black text on #FBFBC3 has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.