Palettes / Colors / #FBEFBA

#FBEFBA — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FBEFBA 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 #FBEFBA 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.

#FBEFBA 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 #BCC7FB; it also sits naturally between #FBD0BC and #E7FBBC. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 26% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FBEFBA

.text { color: #FBEFBA; }
.background { background-color: #FBEFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBEFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 239, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBEFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 239, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBEFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 239, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCC7FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FBEFBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBEFBA

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 #FBEFBA 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 #FBEFBA 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

← #FBEFB9  ·  #FBEFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBEFBA?

#FBEFBA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 251, 239, 186). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBEFBA?

#FBEFBA is RGB 251, 239, 186 — HSL 49°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 26%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBEFBA?

Its complement is #BCC7FB; analogous partners are #FBD0BC and #E7FBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBEFBA for text?

Black text on #FBEFBA has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.