Palettes / Colors / #FBEDBA
#FBEDBA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FBEDBA 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 #FBEDBA 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.
#FBEDBA 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 #BCC9FB; it also sits naturally between #FBCEBC and #E9FBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FBEDBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 251, 237, 186 |
| HSL | 47°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 47°, 26%, 98% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 26%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.93, 84.62, 58.63 |
| Yxy | 84.62, 0.3553, 0.3809 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.72, -2.96, 26.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.99, -2.96, 22.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 98% · Green 93% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 26% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FBEDBA
.text { color: #FBEDBA; }
.background { background-color: #FBEDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 237, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 237, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 237, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FBEDBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBEDBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC9FB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FBEDBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEDBA
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 #FBEDBA: ·
How #FBEDBA 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 #FBEDBA 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 #FBEDBA?
#FBEDBA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 237, 186). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEDBA?
#FBEDBA is RGB 251, 237, 186 — HSL 47°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 26%, 2%.
What colors go with #FBEDBA?
Its complement is #BCC9FB; analogous partners are #FBCEBC and #E9FBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FBEDBA for text?
Black text on #FBEDBA has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.