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#F2EEBF — Pale Yellow

#F2EEBF is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #F2EEBF 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.

#F2EEBF 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 #C0C4F2; it also sits naturally between #F2D5C0 and #DDF2C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2EEBF · RGB 242, 238, 191

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Color values

HEX#F2EEBF
RGB242, 238, 191
HSL55°, 66%, 85%
HSV55°, 21%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 21%, 5%
XYZ76.60, 83.79, 61.43
Yxy83.79, 0.3453, 0.3777
CIE-Lab93.36, -6.08, 23.29
Hunter Lab91.54, -6.03, 20.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2EEBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2EEBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2EEBF

.text { color: #F2EEBF; }
.background { background-color: #F2EEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 66%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 238, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EEBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EEBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2EEBF

#EBE59E#E4DB7C#DDD25A#D6C938#BEB227#988E1F#776F18#554F11#332F0A#111003

Tints of #F2EEBF

#F3EFC4#F4F0C8#F5F1CC#F5F2D0#F7F5D9#F8F6DD#F9F7E1#FAF8E6#FBF9EA#FCFAEE

Tones of #F2EEBF

#EFEBC3#EBE8C7#E7E5CA#E3E2CE#E0DFD1#DCDCD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0C4F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2EEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2EEBF

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 #F2EEBF: ·

How #F2EEBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0CADeuteranopia · #F1F1CDTritanopia · #F2D3D5

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 #F2EEBF rather than the exact color:

Palette 9a3b3b
#9A3B3B · #C08261 · #E2C799 · #F2ECBE
Palette 346739
#346739 · #79AE6F · #9FCB98 · #F2EDC2
Palette E8505b
#E8505B · #F9D56E · #F3ECC2 · #14B1AB
Frozen Solace
#F0F0C2 · #BEEABA · #D3F6F0 · #B2C0EA
Palette F1ecc3
#F1ECC3 · #C9D8B6 · #57837B · #515E63
Palette A2d2df
#A2D2DF · #F6EFBD · #E4C087 · #BC7C7C

Similar colors

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

#F2ECBE#F2EDC2#F3ECC2#F0F0C2#F1ECC3#F6EFBD#EFEDBB#F5F0BB#F6EABE#F1F3C2#F5F0C4#F4F4C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2EEBE  ·  #F2EEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EEBF?

#F2EEBF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EEBF?

#F2EEBF is RGB 242, 238, 191 — HSL 55°, 66%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2EEBF?

Its complement is #C0C4F2; analogous partners are #F2D5C0 and #DDF2C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EEBF for text?

Black text on #F2EEBF has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.