Palettes / Colors / #F3EFAA

#F3EFAA — Light Yellow

#F3EFAA is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #F3EFAA 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.

#F3EFAA 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 #AAAEF3; it also sits naturally between #F3CBAA and #D2F3AA. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 30% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F3EFAA

.text { color: #F3EFAA; }
.background { background-color: #F3EFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3EFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 239, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 75%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3EFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 239, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3EFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 239, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3EFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3EFAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAAEF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3EFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3EFAA

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:

How #F3EFAA 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 #F3EFAA 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

← #F3EFA9  ·  #F3EFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3EFAA?

#F3EFAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 243, 239, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3EFAA?

#F3EFAA is RGB 243, 239, 170 — HSL 57°, 75%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 30%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3EFAA?

Its complement is #AAAEF3; analogous partners are #F3CBAA and #D2F3AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3EFAA for text?

Black text on #F3EFAA has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.