Palettes / Colors / #FBFBDB

#FBFBDB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFBDB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FBFBDB 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.

#FBFBDB 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 #DADAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEBDA and #EBFBDA. 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBDB

.text { color: #FBFBDB; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFBDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBDB

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 #FBFBDB 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 #FBFBDB 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

← #FBFBDA  ·  #FBFBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBDB?

#FBFBDB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 219). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBDB?

#FBFBDB is RGB 251, 251, 219 — HSL 60°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBDB?

Its complement is #DADAFB; analogous partners are #FBEBDA and #EBFBDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBDB for text?

Black text on #FBFBDB has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.