Palettes / Colors / #FBFBEA

#FBFBEA — Pale Yellow

#FBFBEA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFBEA 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 #EAEAFB; it also sits naturally between #FBF2EA and #F2FBEA. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBEA

.text { color: #FBFBEA; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFBEA

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Tones of #FBFBEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBEA: #000000.

How #FBFBEA 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 #FBFBEA 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

← #FBFBE9  ·  #FBFBEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBEA?

#FBFBEA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 234). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBEA?

#FBFBEA is RGB 251, 251, 234 — HSL 60°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBEA?

Its complement is #EAEAFB; analogous partners are #FBF2EA and #F2FBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBEA for text?

Black text on #FBFBEA has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.