Palettes / Colors / #FBFCBE

#FBFCBE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFCBE 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 #FBFCBE 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.

#FBFCBE 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 #C1C0FC; it also sits naturally between #FCDFC0 and #DDFCC0. 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 99% · Blue 75%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFCBE

.text { color: #FBFCBE; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FBFCBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C0FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFCBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCBE

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:

How #FBFCBE 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 #FBFCBE 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

← #FBFCBD  ·  #FBFCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFCBE?

#FBFCBE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 190). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCBE?

#FBFCBE is RGB 251, 252, 190 — HSL 61°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFCBE?

Its complement is #C1C0FC; analogous partners are #FCDFC0 and #DDFCC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFCBE for text?

Black text on #FBFCBE has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.