Palettes / Colors / #FBFBDD

#FBFBDD — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FBFBDD 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 #DFDFFB; it also sits naturally between #FBEDDF and #EDFBDF. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBDD

.text { color: #FBFBDD; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 79%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFBDD

Tints of #FBFBDD

Tones of #FBFBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDFFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBDD: #000000.

How #FBFBDD 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 #FBFBDD 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

← #FBFBDC  ·  #FBFBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBDD?

#FBFBDD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 221). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBDD?

#FBFBDD is RGB 251, 251, 221 — HSL 60°, 79%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBDD?

Its complement is #DFDFFB; analogous partners are #FBEDDF and #EDFBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBDD for text?

Black text on #FBFBDD has a contrast ratio of 19.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.