Palettes / Colors / #FFEAB9

#FFEAB9 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEAB9 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEAB9 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 #B8CDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC6B8 and #F1FFB8. 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 100% · Green 92% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FFEAB9

.text { color: #FFEAB9; }
.background { background-color: #FFEAB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEAB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 234, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEAB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 234, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEAB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 234, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEAB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEAB9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEAB9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8CDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEAB9: #000000.

How #FFEAB9 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 #FFEAB9 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

← #FFEAB8  ·  #FFEABA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEAB9?

#FFEAB9 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 234, 185). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEAB9?

#FFEAB9 is RGB 255, 234, 185 — HSL 42°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEAB9?

Its complement is #B8CDFF; analogous partners are #FFC6B8 and #F1FFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEAB9 for text?

Black text on #FFEAB9 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.