Palettes / Colors / #F0EFEB

#F0EFEB — Pale Dusty Yellow

#F0EFEB is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F0EFEB 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 #EBECF0; it also sits naturally between #F0ECEB and #EEF0EB. 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 94% · Blue 92%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F0EFEB

.text { color: #F0EFEB; }
.background { background-color: #F0EFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0EFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 239, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0EFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 239, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0EFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 239, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0EFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0EFEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBECF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0EFEB: #000000.

How #F0EFEB 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 #F0EFEB 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

← #F0EFEA  ·  #F0EFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0EFEB?

#F0EFEB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 240, 239, 235). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0EFEB?

#F0EFEB is RGB 240, 239, 235 — HSL 48°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0EFEB?

Its complement is #EBECF0; analogous partners are #F0ECEB and #EEF0EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0EFEB for text?

Black text on #F0EFEB has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.