Light yellow

#fbfddd

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

This is Light yellow, a vivid yellow at 64 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Light yellow color values

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

Hex#fbfddd

RGB251, 253, 221

HSL64, 89%, 93%

HSV64, 13%, 99%

CMYK1%, 0%, 13%, 1%

Lab98.42, -5.96, 15.1

XYZ87.96, 95.98, 82.3

Decimal16514525

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone607 C

Shades of light yellow

#f6fbb3 #f1f889 #ecf65f #e7f335 #e0ee0e #b9c40c #919b09 #6a7107 #434704 #1b1d02

Tints of light yellow

#fbfddf #fbfde0 #fcfde2 #fcfde4 #fcfee6 #fcfee7 #fcfee9 #fdfeeb #fdfeec #fdfeee

Colors that go with light yellow

Complementary#dfddfd Analogous#fdefdd Analogous#ebfddd Triadic#ddfbfd Triadic#fdddfb Split complementary#ddebfd Split complementary#efddfd

Light yellow in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 13, 1.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 13 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 16 7

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 #fbfddd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #fbfddd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbfddd 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 #fbfddd 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 #fbfddd 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

Every value on this page for #fbfddd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.