Palettes / Colors / #FFEBBC
#FFEBBC — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFEBBC 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 #FFEBBC 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.
#FFEBBC 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 #BDD1FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCABD and #F2FFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEBBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 235, 188 |
| HSL | 42°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 42°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 26%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.03, 84.31, 59.63 |
| Yxy | 84.31, 0.3573, 0.3764 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.58, -0.21, 25.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.82, -0.21, 21.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFEBBC
.text { color: #FFEBBC; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEBBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDD1FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEBBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEBBC
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 #FFEBBC: ·
How #FFEBBC 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 #FFEBBC 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 #FFEBBC?
#FFEBBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBBC?
#FFEBBC is RGB 255, 235, 188 — HSL 42°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 26%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEBBC?
Its complement is #BDD1FF; analogous partners are #FFCABD and #F2FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEBBC for text?
Black text on #FFEBBC has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.