Palettes / Colors / #FAEBBD

#FAEBBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEBBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FAEBBD 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 #BDCCFA; it also sits naturally between #FACCBD and #EBFABD. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 24% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #FAEBBD

.text { color: #FAEBBD; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAEBBD

Tints of #FAEBBD

Tones of #FAEBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEBBD: #000000.

How #FAEBBD 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 #FAEBBD or a close neighbour

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 #FAEBBD?

#FAEBBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 189). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBBD?

#FAEBBD is RGB 250, 235, 189 — HSL 45°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEBBD?

Its complement is #BDCCFA; analogous partners are #FACCBD and #EBFABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEBBD for text?

Black text on #FAEBBD has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.