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#FBFCF4 — Pale Yellow

#FBFCF4 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 #FBFCF4 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.

#FBFCF4 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 #F4F3FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF9F3 and #F6FCF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBFCF4 · RGB 251, 252, 244

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Color values

HEX#FBFCF4
RGB251, 252, 244
HSL68°, 57%, 97%
HSV68°, 3%, 99%
CMYK0%, 0%, 3%, 1%
XYZ90.92, 96.66, 99.45
Yxy96.66, 0.3168, 0.3368
CIE-Lab98.69, -1.71, 3.70
Hunter Lab98.32, -1.75, 3.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 96%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFCF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFCF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFCF4

.text { color: #FBFCF4; }
.background { background-color: #FBFCF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFCF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 252, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 57%, 97%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFCF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 252, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFCF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 252, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFCF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFCF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFCF4

#EDF2CF#DEE7A7#D1DD83#C4D35F#B6C93B#94A42D#748023#535C19#2F340E#0E1004

Tints of #FBFCF4

#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#FBFCF3#F9FBEF#F9FBEF#F9FBEF#F9FBEF#F9FBEF

Tones of #FBFCF4

#FAFBF4#FAFAF4#F9FAF5#F9F9F6#F8F9F6#F8F8F7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F3FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.03:1 Fails
Against black text20.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFCF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFCF4

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 #FBFCF4: ·

How #FBFCF4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FBFBF6Deuteranopia · #FBFBF6Tritanopia · #FBF7F8

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFCF4 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette 79b4b7
#79B4B7 · #FEFBF3 · #F8F0DF · #9D9D9D
Palette Faf1e6
#FAF1E6 · #FDFAF6 · #E4EFE7 · #064420
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette 8cb9bd
#8CB9BD · #FEFBF6 · #ECB159 · #B67352
Palette Fefaf6
#FEFAF6 · #EADBC8 · #DAC0A3 · #102C57

Similar colors

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

#FEFCF3#FEFBF3#FDFAF6#FEFAF3#FEFBF6#FEFAF6#FFFBF5#FCF8F3#FBF9F1#FFFAF3#FFFDF6#FEF9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFCF3  ·  #FBFCF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFCF4?

#FBFCF4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 252, 244). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFCF4?

#FBFCF4 is RGB 251, 252, 244 — HSL 68°, 57%, 97% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFCF4?

Its complement is #F4F3FC; analogous partners are #FCF9F3 and #F6FCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFCF4 for text?

Black text on #FBFCF4 has a contrast ratio of 20.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.