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#FBFCF2 — Pale Yellow

#FBFCF2 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FBFCF2 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.

#FBFCF2 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 #F3F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF8F3 and #F6FCF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFCF2 · RGB 251, 252, 242

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Color values

HEX#FBFCF2
RGB251, 252, 242
HSL66°, 63%, 97%
HSV66°, 4%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 4%, 1%
XYZ90.62, 96.54, 97.86
Yxy96.54, 0.3179, 0.3387
CIE-Lab98.65, -2.05, 4.66
Hunter Lab98.26, -2.10, 4.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 95%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFCF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFCF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFCF2

.text { color: #FBFCF2; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 63%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFCF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFCF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFCF2

#F0F4CD#E3EAA4#D8E27E#CCD959#C1D133#9DAA27#7B851E#586016#32360C#0F1104

Tints of #FBFCF2

#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FAFBEE#FAFBEE#FAFBEE#FAFBEE#FAFBEE

Tones of #FBFCF2

#FBFBF3#FAFBF4#FAFAF5#F9F9F5#F8F9F6#F8F8F7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.03:1 Fails
Against black text20.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFCF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCF2

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 #FBFCF2: ·

How #FBFCF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FBFBF4Deuteranopia · #FBFBF5Tritanopia · #FBF6F7

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFCF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette 92c7cf
#92C7CF · #AAD7D9 · #FBF9F1 · #E5E1DA
Palette 79b4b7
#79B4B7 · #FEFBF3 · #F8F0DF · #9D9D9D
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette 121435
#121435 · #FAF9F0 · #EDEBCA · #FF5722
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636

Similar colors

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

#FEFCF3#FBF9F1#FEFBF3#FEFAF3#FAF9F0#FCFAEF#FBF8F1#FFFBF1#FFFDF1#FAF8F1#FCF8F3#FEF9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFCF1  ·  #FBFCF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFCF2?

#FBFCF2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 242). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCF2?

#FBFCF2 is RGB 251, 252, 242 — HSL 66°, 63%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFCF2?

Its complement is #F3F3FC; analogous partners are #FCF8F3 and #F6FCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFCF2 for text?

Black text on #FBFCF2 has a contrast ratio of 20.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.