Palettes / Colors / #F2EDAA
#F2EDAA — Light Yellow
#F2EDAA is a yellow color we call Light 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 #F2EDAA 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.
#F2EDAA 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 #ABB0F2; it also sits naturally between #F2CAAB and #D3F2AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F2EDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 242, 237, 170 |
| HSL | 56°, 73%, 81% |
| HSV | 56°, 30%, 95% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 30%, 5% |
| XYZ | 74.16, 82.35, 50.02 |
| Yxy | 82.35, 0.3591, 0.3987 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.73, -8.35, 33.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.75, -8.22, 26.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 30% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F2EDAA
.text { color: #F2EDAA; }
.background { background-color: #F2EDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 237, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 73%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 237, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 237, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F2EDAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EDAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABB0F2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F2EDAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2EDAA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F2EDAA: ·
How #F2EDAA 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 #F2EDAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F2EDAA?
#F2EDAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 237, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EDAA?
#F2EDAA is RGB 242, 237, 170 — HSL 56°, 73%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 30%, 5%.
What colors go with #F2EDAA?
Its complement is #ABB0F2; analogous partners are #F2CAAB and #D3F2AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F2EDAA for text?
Black text on #F2EDAA has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.