Palettes / Colors / #FBFFE2

#FBFFE2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBFFE2 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 #FBFFE2 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.

#FBFFE2 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 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBFFE2

.text { color: #FBFFE2; }
.background { background-color: #FBFFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBFFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 255, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBFFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 255, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBFFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 255, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBFFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBFFE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBFFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBFFE2

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 #FBFFE2 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 #FBFFE2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBFFE2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBFFE2?

#FBFFE2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 255, 226). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBFFE2?

#FBFFE2 is RGB 251, 255, 226 — HSL 68°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #FBFFE2?

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

Can I use #FBFFE2 for text?

Black text on #FBFFE2 has a contrast ratio of 20.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.02:1.