Palettes / Colors / #FFEFBC

#FFEFBC — Pale Vivid Yellow

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

#FFEFBC 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 #BDCCFF; it also sits naturally between #FFCEBD and #EDFFBD. 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 94% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEFBC

.text { color: #FFEFBC; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFEFBC

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Tones of #FFEFBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCCFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEFBC: #000000.

How #FFEFBC 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 #FFEFBC

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 #FFEFBC?

#FFEFBC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFBC?

#FFEFBC is RGB 255, 239, 188 — HSL 46°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEFBC?

Its complement is #BDCCFF; analogous partners are #FFCEBD and #EDFFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEFBC for text?

Black text on #FFEFBC has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.