Light yellow

#fbfbdf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light yellow, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light yellow, a strong yellow at 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Light yellow color values

Every conversion for #fbfbdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbfbdf

RGB251, 251, 223

HSL60, 78%, 93%

HSV60, 11%, 98%

CMYK0%, 0%, 11%, 2%

Lab97.97, -4.65, 13.43

XYZ87.6, 94.83, 83.5

Decimal16514015

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone607 C

Shades of light yellow

#f6f6b8 #f1f190 #ecec69 #e7e741 #e0e01c #b9b917 #919112 #6a6a0d #434308 #1b1b03

Tints of light yellow

#fbfbe1 #fbfbe2 #fcfce4 #fcfce5 #fcfce7 #fcfce9 #fcfcea #fdfdec #fdfdee #fdfdef

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#dfdffb Analogous#fbeddf Analogous#edfbdf Triadic#dffbfb Triadic#fbdffb Split complementary#dfedfb Split complementary#eddffb

Light yellow in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 11, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbfbdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 11 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 14 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light yellow in css

Copy #fbfbdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbfbdf; }
.text { color: #fbfbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbfbdf; }

How light yellow looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light yellow and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fbfbdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbfbdf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light yellow on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fbfbdf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light yellow? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light yellow into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fbfbdf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light yellow, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #fbfbdf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.