Palettes / Colors / #FBFBD3

#FBFBD3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFBD3 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFBD3 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 #D5D5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE8D5 and #E8FBD5. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBD3

.text { color: #FBFBD3; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 83%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFBD3

Tints of #FBFBD3

Tones of #FBFBD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBD3: #000000.

How #FBFBD3 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 #FBFBD3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFBD2  ·  #FBFBD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBD3?

#FBFBD3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 211). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBD3?

#FBFBD3 is RGB 251, 251, 211 — HSL 60°, 83%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBD3?

Its complement is #D5D5FB; analogous partners are #FBE8D5 and #E8FBD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBD3 for text?

Black text on #FBFBD3 has a contrast ratio of 19.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.