Palettes / Colors / #FFEBAD
#FFEBAD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFEBAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
#FFEBAD 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 #ADC2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC2AD and #EBFFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 235, 173 |
| HSL | 45°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 45°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.49, 83.69, 51.55 |
| Yxy | 83.69, 0.3672, 0.3916 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.32, -2.10, 32.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.48, -2.10, 26.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFEBAD
.text { color: #FFEBAD; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADC2FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEBAD: #000000.
How #FFEBAD 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 #FFEBAD 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 #FFEBAD?
#FFEBAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBAD?
#FFEBAD is RGB 255, 235, 173 — HSL 45°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEBAD?
Its complement is #ADC2FF; analogous partners are #FFC2AD and #EBFFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEBAD for text?
Black text on #FFEBAD has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.