Palettes / Colors / #FBFDA4
#FBFDA4 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFDA4 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FBFDA4 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.
#FBFDA4 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 #A7A5FD; it also sits naturally between #FDD3A5 and #D0FDA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFDA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 253, 164 |
| HSL | 61°, 96%, 82% |
| HSV | 61°, 35%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 35%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.61, 93.44, 48.86 |
| Yxy | 93.44, 0.3645, 0.4173 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.41, -13.59, 42.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.66, -13.51, 33.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 64%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFDA4
.text { color: #FBFDA4; }
.background { background-color: #FBFDA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFDA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 253, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFDA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 253, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFDA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 253, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFDA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFDA4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7A5FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFDA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFDA4
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 #FBFDA4: ·
How #FBFDA4 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 #FBFDA4 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 #FBFDA4?
#FBFDA4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 253, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFDA4?
#FBFDA4 is RGB 251, 253, 164 — HSL 61°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 35%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBFDA4?
Its complement is #A7A5FD; analogous partners are #FDD3A5 and #D0FDA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFDA4 for text?
Black text on #FBFDA4 has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.