Palettes / Colors / #FFFBDB

#FFFBDB — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FFFBDB 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 #FFE9DB 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 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFFBDB

.text { color: #FFFBDB; }
.background { background-color: #FFFBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFFBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 251, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFFBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 251, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFFBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 251, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFFBDB

Tints of #FFFBDB

Tones of #FFFBDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDFFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFFBDB: #000000.

How #FFFBDB 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 #FFFBDB 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

← #FFFBDA  ·  #FFFBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFFBDB?

#FFFBDB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 251, 219). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFFBDB?

#FFFBDB is RGB 255, 251, 219 — HSL 53°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFFBDB?

Its complement is #DBDFFF; analogous partners are #FFE9DB and #F1FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFFBDB for text?

Black text on #FFFBDB has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.