Palettes / Colors / #FBFFDE
#FBFFDE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBFFDE 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 #FBFFDE 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.
#FBFFDE 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 #E4E0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF3E0 and #ECFFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBFFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 255, 222 |
| HSL | 67°, 100%, 94% |
| HSV | 67°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 88.73, 97.30, 83.21 |
| Yxy | 97.30, 0.3295, 0.3614 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.95, -6.80, 15.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.64, -6.90, 14.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBFFDE
.text { color: #FBFFDE; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBFFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFFDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4E0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBFFDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFFDE
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 #FBFFDE: ·
How #FBFFDE 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 #FBFFDE 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 #FBFFDE?
#FBFFDE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFDE?
#FBFFDE is RGB 251, 255, 222 — HSL 67°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #FBFFDE?
Its complement is #E4E0FF; analogous partners are #FFF3E0 and #ECFFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBFFDE for text?
Black text on #FBFFDE has a contrast ratio of 20.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.