Palettes / Colors / #F3EFDD

#F3EFDD — Pale Muted Yellow

#F3EFDD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F3EFDD 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 #DDE1F3; it also sits naturally between #F3E4DD and #ECF3DD. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 9% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F3EFDD

.text { color: #F3EFDD; }
.background { background-color: #F3EFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F3EFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(243, 239, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 48%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F3EFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(243, 239, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F3EFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(243, 239, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F3EFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F3EFDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F3EFDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE1F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F3EFDD: #000000.

How #F3EFDD 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 #F3EFDD 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

← #F3EFDC  ·  #F3EFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F3EFDD?

#F3EFDD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 243, 239, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F3EFDD?

#F3EFDD is RGB 243, 239, 221 — HSL 49°, 48%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 9%, 5%.

What colors go with #F3EFDD?

Its complement is #DDE1F3; analogous partners are #F3E4DD and #ECF3DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F3EFDD for text?

Black text on #F3EFDD has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.