Palettes / Colors / #FFEEBB

#FFEEBB — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FFEEBB 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 #BDCDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCDBD and #EEFFBD. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEEBB

.text { color: #FFEEBB; }
.background { background-color: #FFEEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEEBB: #000000.

How #FFEEBB 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 #FFEEBB

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 #FFEEBB?

#FFEEBB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 238, 187). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEEBB?

#FFEEBB is RGB 255, 238, 187 — HSL 45°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEEBB?

Its complement is #BDCDFF; analogous partners are #FFCDBD and #EEFFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEEBB for text?

Black text on #FFEEBB has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.