Palettes / Colors / #FDEEBC

#FDEEBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FDEEBC 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 #FDEEBC 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.

#FDEEBC 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 #BAC9FD; it also sits naturally between #FDCCBA and #EBFDBA. 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 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FDEEBC

.text { color: #FDEEBC; }
.background { background-color: #FDEEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FDEEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(253, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FDEEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(253, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FDEEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(253, 238, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAC9FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FDEEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FDEEBC

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 #FDEEBC 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 #FDEEBC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FDEEBC?

#FDEEBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 253, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FDEEBC?

#FDEEBC is RGB 253, 238, 188 — HSL 46°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #FDEEBC?

Its complement is #BAC9FD; analogous partners are #FDCCBA and #EBFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FDEEBC for text?

Black text on #FDEEBC has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.