Palettes / Colors / #FBFEC6
#FBFEC6 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFEC6 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 #FBFEC6 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.
#FBFEC6 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 #CAC8FE; it also sits naturally between #FEE6C8 and #E0FEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 254, 198 |
| HSL | 63°, 97%, 89% |
| HSV | 63°, 22%, 100% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 22%, 0% |
| XYZ | 85.42, 95.47, 67.35 |
| Yxy | 95.47, 0.3441, 0.3846 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.22, -9.82, 26.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.71, -9.88, 23.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 78%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFEC6
.text { color: #FBFEC6; }
.background { background-color: #FBFEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 254, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 97%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 254, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 254, 198, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFEC6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAC8FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFEC6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFEC6
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 #FBFEC6: ·
How #FBFEC6 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 #FBFEC6 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 #FBFEC6?
#FBFEC6 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 254, 198). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFEC6?
#FBFEC6 is RGB 251, 254, 198 — HSL 63°, 97%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 22%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBFEC6?
Its complement is #CAC8FE; analogous partners are #FEE6C8 and #E0FEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFEC6 for text?
Black text on #FBFEC6 has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.