Palettes / Colors / #FBFFD7
#FBFFD7 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFFD7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #FBFFD7 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.
#FBFFD7 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 #DAD6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFEFD6 and #E7FFD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFFD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 255, 215 |
| HSL | 66°, 100%, 92% |
| HSV | 66°, 16%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 16%, 0% |
| XYZ | 87.81, 96.94, 78.37 |
| Yxy | 96.94, 0.3337, 0.3684 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.80, -7.87, 18.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.46, -7.97, 16.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 84%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFFD7
.text { color: #FBFFD7; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 215, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFFD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFFD7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAD6FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFFD7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFFD7
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 #FBFFD7: ·
How #FBFFD7 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 #FBFFD7 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 #FBFFD7?
#FBFFD7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 215). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFD7?
#FBFFD7 is RGB 251, 255, 215 — HSL 66°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBFFD7?
Its complement is #DAD6FF; analogous partners are #FFEFD6 and #E7FFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFFD7 for text?
Black text on #FBFFD7 has a contrast ratio of 20.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.