Palettes / Colors / #FDFBEF

#FDFBEF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDFBEF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color FloralWhite (#FFFAF0). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: floralwhite (#FFFAF0) — not an exact match. CSS floralwhite gives you #FFFAF0, a different color; use #FDFBEF 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.

#FDFBEF 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 #EDEFFD; it also sits naturally between #FDF2ED and #F7FDED. 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 99% · Green 98% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDFBEF

.text { color: #FDFBEF; }
.background { background-color: #FDFBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDFBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 251, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 78%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDFBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 251, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDFBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 251, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEFFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDFBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDFBEF

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 #FDFBEF 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 #FDFBEF 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

← #FDFBEE  ·  #FDFBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDFBEF?

#FDFBEF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 251, 239). Its closest standard named color is FloralWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDFBEF?

#FDFBEF is RGB 253, 251, 239 — HSL 51°, 78%, 96% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDFBEF?

Its complement is #EDEFFD; analogous partners are #FDF2ED and #F7FDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDFBEF for text?

Black text on #FDFBEF has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.04:1.