Palettes / Colors / #FCEEB0
#FCEEB0 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FCEEB0 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 #FCEEB0 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.
#FCEEB0 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 #B0BEFC; it also sits naturally between #FCC8B0 and #E4FCB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FCEEB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 252, 238, 176 |
| HSL | 49°, 93%, 84% |
| HSV | 49°, 30%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 30%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.56, 84.98, 53.34 |
| Yxy | 84.98, 0.3622, 0.3918 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.87, -4.37, 31.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.18, -4.36, 26.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 93% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 30% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FCEEB0
.text { color: #FCEEB0; }
.background { background-color: #FCEEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FCEEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(252, 238, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 93%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FCEEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(252, 238, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FCEEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(252, 238, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FCEEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FCEEB0">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0BEFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FCEEB0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FCEEB0
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 #FCEEB0: ·
How #FCEEB0 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 #FCEEB0 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 #FCEEB0?
#FCEEB0 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 252, 238, 176). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FCEEB0?
#FCEEB0 is RGB 252, 238, 176 — HSL 49°, 93%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 30%, 1%.
What colors go with #FCEEB0?
Its complement is #B0BEFC; analogous partners are #FCC8B0 and #E4FCB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FCEEB0 for text?
Black text on #FCEEB0 has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.