Palettes / Colors / #F2E3BB

#F2E3BB — Pale Yellow

#F2E3BB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2E3BB 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 #BAC9F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C7BA and #E5F2BA. 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 89% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 23% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2E3BB

.text { color: #F2E3BB; }
.background { background-color: #F2E3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2E3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 227, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 68%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2E3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 227, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2E3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 227, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2E3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2E3BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAC9F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2E3BB: #000000.

How #F2E3BB 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 #F2E3BB

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2E3BA  ·  #F2E3BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2E3BB?

#F2E3BB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 227, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2E3BB?

#F2E3BB is RGB 242, 227, 187 — HSL 44°, 68%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 23%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2E3BB?

Its complement is #BAC9F2; analogous partners are #F2C7BA and #E5F2BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2E3BB for text?

Black text on #F2E3BB has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.