Palettes / Colors / #FBEFAE

#FBEFAE — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBEFAE 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 #FBEFAE 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.

#FBEFAE 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 #ACB8FB; it also sits naturally between #FBC8AC and #DFFBAC. 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 94% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBEFAE

.text { color: #FBEFAE; }
.background { background-color: #FBEFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACB8FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBEFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEFAE

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 #FBEFAE 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 #FBEFAE 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

← #FBEFAD  ·  #FBEFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEFAE?

#FBEFAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEFAE?

#FBEFAE is RGB 251, 239, 174 — HSL 51°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 31%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEFAE?

Its complement is #ACB8FB; analogous partners are #FBC8AC and #DFFBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEFAE for text?

Black text on #FBEFAE has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.