Palettes / Colors / #FBFDAE
#FBFDAE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFDAE 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 #FBFDAE 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.
#FBFDAE 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 #B2AFFD; it also sits naturally between #FDD9AF and #D4FDAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFDAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 253, 174 |
| HSL | 62°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 62°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 31%, 1% |
| XYZ | 82.55, 93.82, 53.80 |
| Yxy | 93.82, 0.3586, 0.4076 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.56, -12.43, 37.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.86, -12.39, 30.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 68%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFDAE
.text { color: #FBFDAE; }
.background { background-color: #FBFDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 253, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 253, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 253, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFDAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFDAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FBFDAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2AFFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFDAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFDAE
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 #FBFDAE: ·
How #FBFDAE 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 #FBFDAE 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 #FBFDAE?
#FBFDAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 253, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFDAE?
#FBFDAE is RGB 251, 253, 174 — HSL 62°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 31%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBFDAE?
Its complement is #B2AFFD; analogous partners are #FDD9AF and #D4FDAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFDAE for text?
Black text on #FBFDAE has a contrast ratio of 19.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.