Palettes / Colors / #F2F6CB

#F2F6CB — Pale Yellow

#F2F6CB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F2F6CB 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 #CFCBF6; it also sits naturally between #F6E5CB and #DCF6CB. 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 96% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #F2F6CB

.text { color: #F2F6CB; }
.background { background-color: #F2F6CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2F6CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 246, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 70%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2F6CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 246, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2F6CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 246, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2F6CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2F6CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2F6CB

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Tones of #F2F6CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2F6CB: #000000.

How #F2F6CB 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 #F2F6CB 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

← #F2F6CA  ·  #F2F6CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2F6CB?

#F2F6CB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 242, 246, 203). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2F6CB?

#F2F6CB is RGB 242, 246, 203 — HSL 66°, 70%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #F2F6CB?

Its complement is #CFCBF6; analogous partners are #F6E5CB and #DCF6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2F6CB for text?

Black text on #F2F6CB has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.