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#F3EFCC — Pale Yellow

#F3EFCC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #F3EFCC 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.

#F3EFCC 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 #CDD1F3; it also sits naturally between #F3DDCD and #E4F3CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F3EFCC · RGB 243, 239, 204

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Color values

HEX#F3EFCC
RGB243, 239, 204
HSL54°, 62%, 88%
HSV54°, 16%, 95%
CMYK0%, 2%, 16%, 5%
XYZ78.73, 85.15, 69.41
Yxy85.15, 0.3375, 0.3650
CIE-Lab93.95, -4.34, 17.43
Hunter Lab92.28, -4.33, 15.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F3EFCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F3EFCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F3EFCC

.text { color: #F3EFCC; }
.background { background-color: #F3EFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3EFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 239, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 62%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3EFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 239, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3EFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 239, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3EFCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3EFCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F3EFCC

#ECE5AC#E3DA87#DBCF66#D2C441#BEAF2D#9D9125#786F1C#575014#322E0C#110F04

Tints of #F3EFCC

#F4F1D2#F5F2D6#F5F2D6#F6F3DA#F7F5DE#F8F6E2#F9F7E6#F9F7E6#FAF9EA#FBFAEE

Tones of #F3EFCC

#F1EDD0#EEEBD3#EBE9D6#E9E7D8#E6E5DB#E3E3DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD1F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #F3EFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F3EFCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F3EFCC: ·

How #F3EFCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F1F1D4Deuteranopia · #F2F2D7Tritanopia · #F3DBDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F3EFCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 5f5d9c
#5F5D9C · #6196A6 · #A4CE95 · #F4EDCC
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA
Palette 3674b5
#3674B5 · #578FCA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Palette B1f0f7
#B1F0F7 · #81BFDA · #F5F0CD · #FADA7A
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Palette F3f2c9
#F3F2C9 · #F0D587 · #93AF56 · #336371

Similar colors

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

#F4EDCC#F3F0CA#F5F0CD#F3F1CE#F3F2C9#F6EEC9#F3EDC8#F5EEC8#F1F2C9#F0EDCF#F7F1CF#F5F3C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F3EFCB  ·  #F3EFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3EFCC?

#F3EFCC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 243, 239, 204). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3EFCC?

#F3EFCC is RGB 243, 239, 204 — HSL 54°, 62%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3EFCC?

Its complement is #CDD1F3; analogous partners are #F3DDCD and #E4F3CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3EFCC for text?

Black text on #F3EFCC has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.