Palettes / Colors / #FBFBF5
#FBFBF5 — Pale Muted Yellow
#FBFBF5 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted 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 #FBFBF5 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.
#FBFBF5 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 #F4F4FB; it also sits naturally between #FBF7F4 and #F7FBF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFBF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 251, 245 |
| HSL | 60°, 43%, 97% |
| HSV | 60°, 2%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 2%, 2% |
| XYZ | 90.76, 96.10, 100.15 |
| Yxy | 96.10, 0.3162, 0.3348 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.47, -1.04, 2.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.03, -1.06, 2.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 98% · Blue 96%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFBF5
.text { color: #FBFBF5; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 43%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 245, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBF5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4F4FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFBF5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFBF5
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 #FBFBF5: ·
How #FBFBF5 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 #FBFBF5 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 #FBFBF5?
#FBFBF5 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 245). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBF5?
#FBFBF5 is RGB 251, 251, 245 — HSL 60°, 43%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBFBF5?
Its complement is #F4F4FB; analogous partners are #FBF7F4 and #F7FBF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFBF5 for text?
Black text on #FBFBF5 has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.