Palettes / Colors / #FAEBC3

#FAEBC3 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAEBC3 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FAEBC3 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.

#FAEBC3 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 #C2D1FA; it also sits naturally between #FACFC2 and #EDFAC2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FAEBC3

.text { color: #FAEBC3; }
.background { background-color: #FAEBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 235, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 235, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 235, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAEBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEBC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2D1FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAEBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEBC3

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 #FAEBC3 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 #FAEBC3 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

← #FAEBC2  ·  #FAEBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAEBC3?

#FAEBC3 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 235, 195). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEBC3?

#FAEBC3 is RGB 250, 235, 195 — HSL 44°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAEBC3?

Its complement is #C2D1FA; analogous partners are #FACFC2 and #EDFAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAEBC3 for text?

Black text on #FAEBC3 has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.