Palettes / Colors / #F1EFBB

#F1EFBB — Pale Yellow

#F1EFBB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #F1EFBB 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.

#F1EFBB 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 #BBBDF1; it also sits naturally between #F1D4BB and #D8F1BB. 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 95% · Green 94% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F1EFBB

.text { color: #F1EFBB; }
.background { background-color: #F1EFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F1EFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(241, 239, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 66%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F1EFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(241, 239, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F1EFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(241, 239, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F1EFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F1EFBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBDF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F1EFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F1EFBB

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 #F1EFBB 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 #F1EFBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F1EFBB?

#F1EFBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 241, 239, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F1EFBB?

#F1EFBB is RGB 241, 239, 187 — HSL 58°, 66%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #F1EFBB?

Its complement is #BBBDF1; analogous partners are #F1D4BB and #D8F1BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F1EFBB for text?

Black text on #F1EFBB has a contrast ratio of 17.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.