Palettes / Colors / #FDEBBD

#FDEBBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDEBBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #FDEBBD 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.

#FDEBBD 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 #BFD0FD; it also sits naturally between #FDCCBF and #F0FDBF. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDEBBD

.text { color: #FDEBBD; }
.background { background-color: #FDEBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 235, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 235, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 235, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFD0FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDEBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEBBD

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 #FDEBBD 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 #FDEBBD 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

← #FDEBBC  ·  #FDEBBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDEBBD?

#FDEBBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 235, 189). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEBBD?

#FDEBBD is RGB 253, 235, 189 — HSL 43°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDEBBD?

Its complement is #BFD0FD; analogous partners are #FDCCBF and #F0FDBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDEBBD for text?

Black text on #FDEBBD has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.