Palettes / Colors / #FBFBEB
#FBFBEB — Pale Yellow
#FBFBEB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FBFBEB 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.
#FBFBEB 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFBEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 251, 235 |
| HSL | 60°, 67%, 95% |
| HSV | 60°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 89.28, 95.50, 92.33 |
| Yxy | 95.50, 0.3222, 0.3446 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.23, -2.72, 7.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.72, -2.77, 7.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFBEB
.text { color: #FBFBEB; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 67%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBFBEB
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Tones of #FBFBEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAEAFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFBEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FBFBEB: ·
How #FBFBEB 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 #FBFBEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FBFBEB?
#FBFBEB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 235). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBEB?
#FBFBEB is RGB 251, 251, 235 — HSL 60°, 67%, 95% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFBEB?
Its complement is #EAEAFB; analogous partners are #FBF2EA and #F2FBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFBEB for text?
Black text on #FBFBEB has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.