Palettes / Colors / #FFEBBD

#FFEBBD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEBBD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEBBD 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 92% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEBBD

.text { color: #FFEBBD; }
.background { background-color: #FFEBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 235, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 235, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 235, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFEBBD

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Tones of #FFEBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDD1FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEBBD: #000000.

How #FFEBBD 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 #FFEBBD or a close neighbour

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 #FFEBBD?

#FFEBBD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 235, 189). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEBBD?

#FFEBBD is RGB 255, 235, 189 — HSL 42°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEBBD?

Its complement is #BDD1FF; analogous partners are #FFCABD and #F2FFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEBBD for text?

Black text on #FFEBBD has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.