Palettes / Colors / #FBFCD5

#FBFCD5 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFCD5 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FBFCD5 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.

#FBFCD5 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 #D5D4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCE9D4 and #E7FCD4. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFCD5

.text { color: #FBFCD5; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFCD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFCD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFCD5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCD5

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 #FBFCD5 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 #FBFCD5 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

← #FBFCD4  ·  #FBFCD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFCD5?

#FBFCD5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 213). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCD5?

#FBFCD5 is RGB 251, 252, 213 — HSL 62°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 15%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFCD5?

Its complement is #D5D4FC; analogous partners are #FCE9D4 and #E7FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFCD5 for text?

Black text on #FBFCD5 has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.