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#FAECBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FAECBC 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 #FAECBC 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.

#FAECBC 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.

#FAECBC · RGB 250, 236, 188

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Color values

HEX#FAECBC
RGB250, 236, 188
HSL46°, 86%, 86%
HSV46°, 25%, 98%
CMYK0%, 6%, 25%, 2%
XYZ78.50, 83.95, 59.64
Yxy83.95, 0.3535, 0.3780
CIE-Lab93.43, -2.56, 25.02
Hunter Lab91.62, -2.56, 21.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #FAECBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FAECBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FAECBC

.text { color: #FAECBC; }
.background { background-color: #FAECBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAECBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 236, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAECBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 236, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAECBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 236, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FAECBC

#F7E197#F4D671#F1C946#EEBE20#D5A710#AF8A0D#8A6C0A#5F4A07#392D04#130F01

Tints of #FAECBC

#FAEDC1#FBEEC6#FBF0CB#FBF1D0#FCF3D4#FCF4D9#FDF5DE#FDF7E3#FDF8E7#FEF9EC

Tones of #FAECBC

#F6E9C1#F1E7C6#EDE5CA#E9E2CE#E4E0D2#E0DED7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCBFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #FAECBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAECBC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FAECBC: ·

How #FAECBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F4F4C8Deuteranopia · #F5F6CATritanopia · #F9D1D3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAECBC rather than the exact color:

Palette F6d7a7
#F6D7A7 · #F6EABE · #C8E3D4 · #87AAAA
Palette A2d2df
#A2D2DF · #F6EFBD · #E4C087 · #BC7C7C
Palette Fe81d4
#FE81D4 · #FAACBF · #FBC3C1 · #FFEABB
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette Ffadad
#FFADAD · #FFDAC7 · #FFEFBC · #FFFEB7
Vivid Ruby
#FFEDB9 · #FFCB56 · #FFA259 · #FF7E7E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F6EABE#F6EFBD#FFEABB#FFEEBB#FFEFBC#FFEDB9#FDE7BB#F6E7BC#FFECC0#FFEBB8#F5F0BB#FFF0BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FAECBB  ·  #FAECBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAECBC?

#FAECBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 236, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAECBC?

#FAECBC is RGB 250, 236, 188 — HSL 46°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 2%.

What colors go with #FAECBC?

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

Can I use #FAECBC for text?

Black text on #FAECBC has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.