Palettes / Colors / #FAEEBB
#FAEEBB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FAEEBB 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 #FAEEBB 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.
#FAEEBB 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 #BDC8FA; it also sits naturally between #FAD0BD and #E7FABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FAEEBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 250, 238, 187 |
| HSL | 49°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 49°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 25%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.97, 85.06, 59.27 |
| Yxy | 85.06, 0.3536, 0.3809 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.91, -3.70, 26.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.23, -3.70, 22.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 25% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FAEEBB
.text { color: #FAEEBB; }
.background { background-color: #FAEEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAEEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 238, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAEEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 238, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAEEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 238, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FAEEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAEEBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC8FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FAEEBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAEEBB
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 #FAEEBB: ·
How #FAEEBB 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 #FAEEBB 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 #FAEEBB?
#FAEEBB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 250, 238, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FAEEBB?
#FAEEBB is RGB 250, 238, 187 — HSL 49°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 25%, 2%.
What colors go with #FAEEBB?
Its complement is #BDC8FA; analogous partners are #FAD0BD and #E7FABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FAEEBB for text?
Black text on #FAEEBB has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.