Palettes / Colors / #FBFBE5

#FBFBE5 — Pale Yellow

#FBFBE5 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFBE5 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 #E5E5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBF0E5 and #F0FBE5. 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 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBE5

.text { color: #FBFBE5; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 73%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFBE5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBE5: #000000.

How #FBFBE5 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 #FBFBE5 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

← #FBFBE4  ·  #FBFBE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBE5?

#FBFBE5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 229). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBE5?

#FBFBE5 is RGB 251, 251, 229 — HSL 60°, 73%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBE5?

Its complement is #E5E5FB; analogous partners are #FBF0E5 and #F0FBE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBE5 for text?

Black text on #FBFBE5 has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.