Palettes / Colors / #FBFDCA
#FBFDCA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFDCA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #FBFDCA 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.
#FBFDCA 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 #CBC9FD; it also sits naturally between #FDE5C9 and #E1FDC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 253, 202 |
| HSL | 62°, 93%, 89% |
| HSV | 62°, 20%, 99% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 20%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.57, 95.02, 69.71 |
| Yxy | 95.02, 0.3419, 0.3796 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.04, -8.77, 24.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.48, -8.83, 21.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 99% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFDCA
.text { color: #FBFDCA; }
.background { background-color: #FBFDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 253, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 253, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 253, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBC9FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFDCA
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 #FBFDCA: ·
How #FBFDCA 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 #FBFDCA 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 #FBFDCA?
#FBFDCA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 253, 202). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFDCA?
#FBFDCA is RGB 251, 253, 202 — HSL 62°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 1%.
What colors go with #FBFDCA?
Its complement is #CBC9FD; analogous partners are #FDE5C9 and #E1FDC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFDCA for text?
Black text on #FBFDCA has a contrast ratio of 20.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.