Palettes / Colors / #FBFCE0
#FBFCE0 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFCE0 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 #FBFCE0 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.
#FBFCE0 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 #DFDFFC; it also sits naturally between #FCEEDF and #ECFCDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFCE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 252, 224 |
| HSL | 62°, 82%, 93% |
| HSV | 62°, 11%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 11%, 1% |
| XYZ | 88.05, 95.51, 84.32 |
| Yxy | 95.51, 0.3287, 0.3566 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.24, -4.99, 13.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.73, -5.07, 12.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 88%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFCE0
.text { color: #FBFCE0; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 82%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 224, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFCE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFCE0">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFDFFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.04:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFCE0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCE0
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 #FBFCE0: ·
How #FBFCE0 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 #FBFCE0 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 #FBFCE0?
#FBFCE0 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 224). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCE0?
#FBFCE0 is RGB 251, 252, 224 — HSL 62°, 82%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBFCE0?
Its complement is #DFDFFC; analogous partners are #FCEEDF and #ECFCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFCE0 for text?
Black text on #FBFCE0 has a contrast ratio of 20.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.