Palettes / Colors / #FAEBBB

#FAEBBB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEBBB 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 #FAEBBB 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.

#FAEBBB 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 #BDCBFA; it also sits naturally between #FACDBD and #EAFABD. 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 98% · Green 92% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEBBB

.text { color: #FAEBBB; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEBBB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEBBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEBBB

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:

How #FAEBBB 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 #FAEBBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEBBB?

#FAEBBB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBBB?

#FAEBBB is RGB 250, 235, 187 — HSL 46°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEBBB?

Its complement is #BDCBFA; analogous partners are #FACDBD and #EAFABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEBBB for text?

Black text on #FAEBBB has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.