Palettes / Colors / #FCFBF8
#FCFBF8 — Pale Muted Yellow
#FCFBF8 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Snow (#FFFAFA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: snow (#FFFAFA) — not an exact match. CSS snow gives you #FFFAFA, a different color; use #FCFBF8 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.
#FCFBF8 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 #F8F9FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF9F8 and #FBFCF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCFBF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 251, 248 |
| HSL | 45°, 40%, 98% |
| HSV | 45°, 2%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 2%, 1% |
| XYZ | 91.59, 96.47, 102.60 |
| Yxy | 96.47, 0.3151, 0.3319 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.62, -0.19, 1.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 98.22, -0.19, 1.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 98% · Blue 97%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCFBF8
.text { color: #FCFBF8; }
.background { background-color: #FCFBF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCFBF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 251, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 40%, 98%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCFBF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 251, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCFBF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 251, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCFBF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCFBF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8F9FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCFBF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCFBF8
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 #FCFBF8: ·
How #FCFBF8 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 #FCFBF8 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 #FCFBF8?
#FCFBF8 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 251, 248). Its closest standard named color is Snow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCFBF8?
#FCFBF8 is RGB 252, 251, 248 — HSL 45°, 40%, 98% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCFBF8?
Its complement is #F8F9FC; analogous partners are #FCF9F8 and #FBFCF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCFBF8 for text?
Black text on #FCFBF8 has a contrast ratio of 20.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.