Palettes / Colors / #FBFBE9

#FBFBE9 — Pale Yellow

#FBFBE9 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFBE9 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 #E9E9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBF2E9 and #F2FBE9. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBE9

.text { color: #FBFBE9; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 69%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFBE9

Tints of #FBFBE9

Tones of #FBFBE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9E9FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBE9: #000000.

How #FBFBE9 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 #FBFBE9 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

← #FBFBE8  ·  #FBFBEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBE9?

#FBFBE9 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 233). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBE9?

#FBFBE9 is RGB 251, 251, 233 — HSL 60°, 69%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBE9?

Its complement is #E9E9FB; analogous partners are #FBF2E9 and #F2FBE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBE9 for text?

Black text on #FBFBE9 has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.