Palettes / Colors / #FBECC5

#FBECC5 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBECC5 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FBECC5 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 #C6D5FB; it also sits naturally between #FBD1C6 and #EFFBC6. 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 93% · Blue 77%

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 #FBECC5

.text { color: #FBECC5; }
.background { background-color: #FBECC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBECC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 236, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 87%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBECC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 236, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBECC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 236, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBECC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBECC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6D5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBECC5: #000000.

How #FBECC5 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 #FBECC5 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

← #FBECC4  ·  #FBECC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBECC5?

#FBECC5 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 236, 197). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBECC5?

#FBECC5 is RGB 251, 236, 197 — HSL 43°, 87%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBECC5?

Its complement is #C6D5FB; analogous partners are #FBD1C6 and #EFFBC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBECC5 for text?

Black text on #FBECC5 has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.