Palettes / Colors / #F2EFE7

#F2EFE7 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#F2EFE7 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2EFE7 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 #E8EBF3; it also sits naturally between #F3EAE8 and #F0F3E8. 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 91%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2EFE7

.text { color: #F2EFE7; }
.background { background-color: #F2EFE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2EFE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 239, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 30%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2EFE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 239, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2EFE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 239, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2EFE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2EFE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EBF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2EFE7: #000000.

How #F2EFE7 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 #F2EFE7

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2EFE6  ·  #F2EFE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2EFE7?

#F2EFE7 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 239, 231). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2EFE7?

#F2EFE7 is RGB 242, 239, 231 — HSL 44°, 30%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2EFE7?

Its complement is #E8EBF3; analogous partners are #F3EAE8 and #F0F3E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2EFE7 for text?

Black text on #F2EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.