Palettes / Colors / #FFEEB2

#FFEEB2 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEEB2 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEEB2 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 #B3C3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFC8B3 and #E9FFB3. 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 93% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEEB2

.text { color: #FFEEB2; }
.background { background-color: #FFEEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEEB2

Tints of #FFEEB2

Tones of #FFEEB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEEB2: #000000.

How #FFEEB2 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 #FFEEB2 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

← #FFEEB1  ·  #FFEEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEEB2?

#FFEEB2 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 238, 178). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEEB2?

#FFEEB2 is RGB 255, 238, 178 — HSL 47°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEEB2?

Its complement is #B3C3FF; analogous partners are #FFC8B3 and #E9FFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEEB2 for text?

Black text on #FFEEB2 has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.