Palettes / Colors / #FFFBDA

#FFFBDA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFFBDA is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFFBDA 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 #DBDFFF; it also sits naturally between #FFEADB and #F1FFDB. 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 100% · Green 98% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFFBDA

.text { color: #FFFBDA; }
.background { background-color: #FFFBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 251, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 251, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 251, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFBDA: #000000.

How #FFFBDA 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 #FFFBDA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFFBD9  ·  #FFFBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFBDA?

#FFFBDA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 251, 218). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFBDA?

#FFFBDA is RGB 255, 251, 218 — HSL 54°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFBDA?

Its complement is #DBDFFF; analogous partners are #FFEADB and #F1FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFBDA for text?

Black text on #FFFBDA has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.