Palettes / Colors / #F2ECAF

#F2ECAF — Pale Yellow

#F2ECAF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2ECAF 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 #B0B6F2; it also sits naturally between #F2CCB0 and #D7F2B0. 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 93% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 28% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2ECAF

.text { color: #F2ECAF; }
.background { background-color: #F2ECAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2ECAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 236, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 72%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2ECAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 236, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2ECAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 236, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2ECAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2ECAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2ECAF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0B6F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2ECAF: #000000.

How #F2ECAF 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 #F2ECAF 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

← #F2ECAE  ·  #F2ECB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2ECAF?

#F2ECAF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 236, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2ECAF?

#F2ECAF is RGB 242, 236, 175 — HSL 55°, 72%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 28%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2ECAF?

Its complement is #B0B6F2; analogous partners are #F2CCB0 and #D7F2B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2ECAF for text?

Black text on #F2ECAF has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.