Palettes / Colors / #F2EFDE

#F2EFDE — Pale Muted Yellow

#F2EFDE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2EFDE 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 #DEE1F2; it also sits naturally between #F2E5DE and #EBF2DE. 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 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #F2EFDE

.text { color: #F2EFDE; }
.background { background-color: #F2EFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 239, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 239, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 239, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EFDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2EFDE

Tints of #F2EFDE

Tones of #F2EFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEE1F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2EFDE: #000000.

How #F2EFDE 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 #F2EFDE 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

← #F2EFDD  ·  #F2EFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EFDE?

#F2EFDE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 239, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EFDE?

#F2EFDE is RGB 242, 239, 222 — HSL 51°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2EFDE?

Its complement is #DEE1F2; analogous partners are #F2E5DE and #EBF2DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EFDE for text?

Black text on #F2EFDE has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.