Palettes / Colors / #F0EBDB

#F0EBDB — Pale Muted Yellow

#F0EBDB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #F0EBDB 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.

#F0EBDB 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 #DBE0F0; it also sits naturally between #F0E1DB and #EAF0DB. 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 94% · Green 92% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0EBDB

.text { color: #F0EBDB; }
.background { background-color: #F0EBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0EBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 235, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 41%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0EBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 235, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0EBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 235, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0EBDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0EBDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBE0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0EBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0EBDB

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:

How #F0EBDB 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 #F0EBDB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0EBDA  ·  #F0EBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0EBDB?

#F0EBDB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 240, 235, 219). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0EBDB?

#F0EBDB is RGB 240, 235, 219 — HSL 46°, 41%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 9%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0EBDB?

Its complement is #DBE0F0; analogous partners are #F0E1DB and #EAF0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0EBDB for text?

Black text on #F0EBDB has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.