Palettes / Colors / #FCEBB4

#FCEBB4 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FCEBB4 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 #FCEBB4 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.

#FCEBB4 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 #B6C6FC; it also sits naturally between #FCC8B6 and #E9FCB6. 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 99% · Green 92% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FCEBB4

.text { color: #FCEBB4; }
.background { background-color: #FCEBB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEBB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 235, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 92%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEBB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 235, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEBB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 235, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FCEBB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEBB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6C6FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FCEBB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCEBB4

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 #FCEBB4 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 #FCEBB4 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

← #FCEBB3  ·  #FCEBB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FCEBB4?

#FCEBB4 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 235, 180). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEBB4?

#FCEBB4 is RGB 252, 235, 180 — HSL 46°, 92%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #FCEBB4?

Its complement is #B6C6FC; analogous partners are #FCC8B6 and #E9FCB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FCEBB4 for text?

Black text on #FCEBB4 has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.