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#F2ECCE — Pale Yellow

#F2ECCE is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #F2ECCE 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.

#F2ECCE 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 #CFD5F2; it also sits naturally between #F2DACF and #E6F2CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2ECCE · RGB 242, 236, 206

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Color values

HEX#F2ECCE
RGB242, 236, 206
HSL50°, 58%, 88%
HSV50°, 15%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 15%, 5%
XYZ77.75, 83.32, 70.38
Yxy83.32, 0.3359, 0.3600
CIE-Lab93.16, -2.88, 15.28
Hunter Lab91.28, -2.87, 13.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2ECCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2ECCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2ECCE

.text { color: #F2ECCE; }
.background { background-color: #F2ECCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2ECCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 236, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2ECCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 236, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2ECCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 236, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2ECCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2ECCE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2ECCE

#EAE0AE#E0D28A#D7C56A#CEB746#B9A331#998629#75671F#554A16#302A0D#100E04

Tints of #F2ECCE

#F3EED3#F4EFD7#F4EFD7#F5F1DB#F6F2DF#F8F4E3#F9F6E7#F9F6E7#FAF7EB#FBF9EF

Tones of #F2ECCE

#F0EBD1#EDE9D4#EAE7D6#E8E6D9#E6E4DB#E3E2DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD5F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2ECCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2ECCE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F2ECCE: ·

How #F2ECCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EFEFD5Deuteranopia · #F0F0D7Tritanopia · #F2DBDC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F2ECCE rather than the exact color:

Palette 395144
#395144 · #4E6C50 · #AA8B56 · #F0EBCE
Palette 000000
#000000 · #0B60B0 · #40A2D8 · #F0EDCF
Palette 5f5d9c
#5F5D9C · #6196A6 · #A4CE95 · #F4EDCC
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A

Similar colors

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

#F0EBCE#F0EDCF#F4EDCC#F2EDD1#F2E9D0#F5F0CD#F3E8CB#F3E9D2#F3F1CE#EDEDCE#F6EACB#F0E9D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2ECCD  ·  #F2ECCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2ECCE?

#F2ECCE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 236, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2ECCE?

#F2ECCE is RGB 242, 236, 206 — HSL 50°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2ECCE?

Its complement is #CFD5F2; analogous partners are #F2DACF and #E6F2CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2ECCE for text?

Black text on #F2ECCE has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.