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#FBFCBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFCBC is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FBFCBC 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.

#FBFCBC 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 #BCBBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCDCBB and #DAFCBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFCBC · RGB 251, 252, 188

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Color values

HEX#FBFCBC
RGB251, 252, 188
HSL61°, 91%, 86%
HSV61°, 25%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 25%, 1%
XYZ83.67, 93.76, 61.26
Yxy93.76, 0.3505, 0.3928
CIE-Lab97.54, -10.18, 30.64
Hunter Lab96.83, -10.20, 25.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFCBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFCBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFCBC

.text { color: #FBFCBC; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 91%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFCBC

#F8FA94#F6F86D#F3F641#F1F41A#D8DB0A#B1B408#8B8D07#606105#3A3A03#131301

Tints of #FBFCBC

#FBFCC0#FBFCC5#FCFCC9#FCFDCE#FCFDD3#FDFDD8#FDFDDD#FDFEE2#FDFEE7#FEFEEC

Tones of #FBFCBC

#F6F7BF#F2F3C4#EDEEC9#E9E9CD#E4E5D2#E0E0D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCBBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.06:1 Fails
Against black text19.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBFCBC: ·

How #FBFCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #FBFBCBDeuteranopia · #FBFBCFTritanopia · #FBD8DA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFCBC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdfdbd
#FDFDBD · #C8FFD4 · #B8E8FC · #B1AFFF
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette E8f3d6
#E8F3D6 · #FCF9BE · #FFDCA9 · #FAAB78
Palette 211572
#211572 · #24BDDF · #F4F4F4 · #FFFDBB
Palette A3dc9a
#A3DC9A · #DEE791 · #FFF9BD · #FFD6BA
Palette 133458
#133458 · #838921 · #D99B21 · #FAF7BB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FDFDBD#FDFFBC#FCF9BE#FFFDBB#FFF9BD#FAF7BB#FDFFB8#F7FFBA#FFFCB8#FFF9BF#FCFFC1#FAFCC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFCBB  ·  #FBFCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFCBC?

#FBFCBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 188). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCBC?

#FBFCBC is RGB 251, 252, 188 — HSL 61°, 91%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFCBC?

Its complement is #BCBBFC; analogous partners are #FCDCBB and #DAFCBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFCBC for text?

Black text on #FBFCBC has a contrast ratio of 19.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.