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#FBFDB3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFDB3 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 #FBFDB3 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.

#FBFDB3 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.

#FBFDB3 · RGB 251, 253, 179

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Color values

HEX#FBFDB3
RGB251, 253, 179
HSL62°, 95%, 85%
HSV62°, 29%, 99%
CMYK1%, 0%, 29%, 1%
XYZ83.05, 94.01, 56.42
Yxy94.01, 0.3557, 0.4027
CIE-Lab97.64, -11.82, 35.29
Hunter Lab96.96, -11.81, 29.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 70%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #FBFDB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBFDB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBFDB3

.text { color: #FBFDB3; }
.background { background-color: #FBFDB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFDB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 253, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFDB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 253, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFDB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 253, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFDB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFDB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFDB3

#F8FC8D#F6FB65#F4FA3D#F1F915#D8E006#ADB305#878B04#606303#3A3C02#131401

Tints of #FBFDB3

#FBFDB9#FBFDBE#FCFDC3#FCFEC8#FCFED2#FDFED7#FDFEDC#FDFEE1#FEFEE6#FEFEEB

Tones of #FBFDB3

#F6F8BA#F1F3BF#ECEDC4#E7E8C9#E2E3CE#DEDED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7B4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.06:1 Fails
Against black text19.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBFDB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFDB3

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 #FBFDB3: ·

How #FBFDB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #FCFCC5Deuteranopia · #FCFCC9Tritanopia · #FBD3D6

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFDB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette E1ffb1
#E1FFB1 · #C7F2A4 · #B6E388 · #FCFFB2
Palette Ffacac
#FFACAC · #FFBFA9 · #FFEBB4 · #FBFFB1
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4
Palette Fffdb5
#FFFDB5 · #6FDCE3 · #5C88C4 · #5C2FC2
Palette Faffaf
#FAFFAF · #96C9F4 · #3FA2F6 · #0F67B1
Palette A5c89e
#A5C89E · #FFFBB1 · #D8E983 · #AEB877

Similar colors

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

#FCFFB2#FBFFB1#F8FAB4#FFFDB5#FAFFAF#FFFBB1#FFFDB7#FDFFB8#FFFEB7#FFF9B0#FFF9B6#FFFAB7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFDB2  ·  #FBFDB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFDB3?

#FBFDB3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 253, 179). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFDB3?

#FBFDB3 is RGB 251, 253, 179 — HSL 62°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FBFDB3?

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

Can I use #FBFDB3 for text?

Black text on #FBFDB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.