Palettes / Colors / #FBFDB2

#FBFDB2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFDB2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FBFDB2 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.

#FBFDB2 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 #B7B4FD; it also sits naturally between #FDDBB4 and #D6FDB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 70%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFDB2

.text { color: #FBFDB2; }
.background { background-color: #FBFDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 253, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 253, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 253, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFDB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7B4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFDB2

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:

How #FBFDB2 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 #FBFDB2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFDB1  ·  #FBFDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFDB2?

#FBFDB2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 253, 178). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFDB2?

#FBFDB2 is RGB 251, 253, 178 — HSL 62°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 30%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFDB2?

Its complement is #B7B4FD; analogous partners are #FDDBB4 and #D6FDB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFDB2 for text?

Black text on #FBFDB2 has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.