Palettes / Colors / #FBFFDF

#FBFFDF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFFDF 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 #FBFFDF 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.

#FBFFDF 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 #FFF4E0 and #ECFFE0. 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 87%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FBFFDF

.text { color: #FBFFDF; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFFDF

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:

How #FBFFDF 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 #FBFFDF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBFFDE  ·  #FBFFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFFDF?

#FBFFDF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 223). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFDF?

#FBFFDF is RGB 251, 255, 223 — HSL 68°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #FBFFDF?

Its complement is #E4E0FF; analogous partners are #FFF4E0 and #ECFFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBFFDF for text?

Black text on #FBFFDF has a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.