Palettes / Colors / #FBFBC4
#FBFBC4 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFBC4 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 #FBFBC4 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.
#FBFBC4 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 #C6C6FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE0C6 and #E0FBC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFBC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 251, 196 |
| HSL | 60°, 87%, 88% |
| HSV | 60°, 22%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 22%, 2% |
| XYZ | 84.24, 93.49, 65.83 |
| Yxy | 93.49, 0.3459, 0.3838 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.43, -8.61, 26.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.69, -8.65, 22.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFBC4
.text { color: #FBFBC4; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBC4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C6C6FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFBC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBC4
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 #FBFBC4: ·
How #FBFBC4 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 #FBFBC4 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 #FBFBC4?
#FBFBC4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 196). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBC4?
#FBFBC4 is RGB 251, 251, 196 — HSL 60°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFBC4?
Its complement is #C6C6FB; analogous partners are #FBE0C6 and #E0FBC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFBC4 for text?
Black text on #FBFBC4 has a contrast ratio of 19.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.