Palettes / Colors / #FBFFAA
#FBFFAA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFFAA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #FBFFAA 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.
#FBFFAA 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.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 255, 170 |
| HSL | 63°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 63°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.80, 94.93, 51.99 |
| Yxy | 94.93, 0.3604, 0.4132 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.01, -13.88, 40.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.43, -13.83, 32.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFFAA
.text { color: #FBFFAA; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADA8FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFFAA
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 #FBFFAA: ·
How #FBFFAA 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 #FBFFAA 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 #FBFFAA?
#FBFFAA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFAA?
#FBFFAA is RGB 251, 255, 170 — HSL 63°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBFFAA?
Its complement is #ADA8FF; analogous partners are #FFD8A8 and #CFFFA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFFAA for text?
Black text on #FBFFAA has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.