Palettes / Colors / #F2F2EC

#F2F2EC — Pale Dusty Yellow

#F2F2EC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2F2EC 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 #EDEDF3; it also sits naturally between #F3F0ED and #F0F3ED. 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 95% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2F2EC

.text { color: #F2F2EC; }
.background { background-color: #F2F2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 242, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 19%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 242, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 242, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F2EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEDF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F2EC: #000000.

How #F2F2EC 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 #F2F2EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2F2EB  ·  #F2F2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2F2EC?

#F2F2EC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 242, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F2EC?

#F2F2EC is RGB 242, 242, 236 — HSL 60°, 19%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #F2F2EC?

Its complement is #EDEDF3; analogous partners are #F3F0ED and #F0F3ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F2EC for text?

Black text on #F2F2EC has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.