Palettes / Colors / #FAEBAD
#FAEBAD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAEBAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FAEBAD 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.
#FAEBAD 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 #ADBDFA; it also sits naturally between #FAC4AD and #E3FAAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 235, 173 |
| HSL | 48°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 48°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.68, 82.76, 51.47 |
| Yxy | 82.76, 0.3636, 0.3924 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.91, -3.98, 31.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.97, -3.95, 26.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEBAD
.text { color: #FAEBAD; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADBDFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEBAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEBAD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #FAEBAD: ·
How #FAEBAD 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 #FAEBAD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #FAEBAD?
#FAEBAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBAD?
#FAEBAD is RGB 250, 235, 173 — HSL 48°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEBAD?
Its complement is #ADBDFA; analogous partners are #FAC4AD and #E3FAAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEBAD for text?
Black text on #FAEBAD has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.