Palettes / Colors / #FDEBBB
#FDEBBB — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FDEBBB 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 #FDEBBB 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.
#FDEBBB 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 #BACCFD; it also sits naturally between #FDC9BA and #EDFDBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FDEBBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 253, 235, 187 |
| HSL | 44°, 94%, 86% |
| HSV | 44°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 26%, 1% |
| XYZ | 79.19, 83.89, 59.03 |
| Yxy | 83.89, 0.3565, 0.3777 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.40, -1.08, 25.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.59, -1.08, 21.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 99% · Green 92% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FDEBBB
.text { color: #FDEBBB; }
.background { background-color: #FDEBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 235, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 235, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 235, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FDEBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FDEBBB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #FDEBBB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BACCFD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FDEBBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEBBB
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 #FDEBBB: ·
How #FDEBBB 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 #FDEBBB 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 #FDEBBB?
#FDEBBB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 235, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEBBB?
#FDEBBB is RGB 253, 235, 187 — HSL 44°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 26%, 1%.
What colors go with #FDEBBB?
Its complement is #BACCFD; analogous partners are #FDC9BA and #EDFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FDEBBB for text?
Black text on #FDEBBB has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.