Palettes / Colors / #FBFFA8

#FBFFA8 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFFA8 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBFFA8 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 #ADA8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD8A8 and #CFFFA8. 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 100% · Blue 66%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FBFFA8

.text { color: #FBFFA8; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFFA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFFA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBFFA8

Tints of #FBFFA8

Tones of #FBFFA8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADA8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFFA8: #000000.

How #FBFFA8 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 #FBFFA8 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFFA8?

#FBFFA8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFA8?

#FBFFA8 is RGB 251, 255, 168 — HSL 63°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 34%, 0%.

What colors go with #FBFFA8?

Its complement is #ADA8FF; analogous partners are #FFD8A8 and #CFFFA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFFA8 for text?

Black text on #FBFFA8 has a contrast ratio of 19.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.