Palettes / Colors / #FBFBF8

#FBFBF8 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#FBFBF8 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFBF8 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 #F9F9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBFAF9 and #FAFBF9. 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 97%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFBF8

.text { color: #FBFBF8; }
.background { background-color: #FBFBF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFBF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 251, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 27%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFBF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 251, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFBF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 251, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFBF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFBF8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9F9FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFBF8: #000000.

How #FBFBF8 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 #FBFBF8 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

← #FBFBF7  ·  #FBFBF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFBF8?

#FBFBF8 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 251, 248). Its closest standard named color is Snow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFBF8?

#FBFBF8 is RGB 251, 251, 248 — HSL 60°, 27%, 98% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBFBF8?

Its complement is #F9F9FB; analogous partners are #FBFAF9 and #FAFBF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFBF8 for text?

Black text on #FBFBF8 has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.