Palettes / Colors / #FFEBA7
#FFEBA7 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFEBA7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color NavajoWhite (#FFDEAD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: navajowhite (#FFDEAD) — not an exact match. CSS navajowhite gives you #FFDEAD, a different color; use #FFEBA7 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.
#FFEBA7 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 #A8BDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFBFA8 and #E8FFA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEBA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 235, 167 |
| HSL | 46°, 100%, 83% |
| HSV | 46°, 35%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 35%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.92, 83.47, 48.56 |
| Yxy | 83.47, 0.3711, 0.3975 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.22, -2.80, 35.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.36, -2.80, 28.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 35% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFEBA7
.text { color: #FFEBA7; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8BDFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEBA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEBA7
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 #FFEBA7: ·
How #FFEBA7 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 #FFEBA7 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 #FFEBA7?
#FFEBA7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 167). Its closest standard named color is NavajoWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBA7?
#FFEBA7 is RGB 255, 235, 167 — HSL 46°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 35%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEBA7?
Its complement is #A8BDFF; analogous partners are #FFBFA8 and #E8FFA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEBA7 for text?
Black text on #FFEBA7 has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.