Palettes / Colors / #F4E4BE

#F4E4BE — Pale Yellow

#F4E4BE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F4E4BE 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 #BECEF4; it also sits naturally between #F4C8BE and #E9F4BE. 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 96% · Green 89% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 22% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4E4BE

.text { color: #F4E4BE; }
.background { background-color: #F4E4BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4E4BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 228, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 71%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4E4BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 228, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4E4BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 228, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4E4BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4E4BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECEF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4E4BE: #000000.

How #F4E4BE 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 #F4E4BE 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

← #F4E4BD  ·  #F4E4BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4E4BE?

#F4E4BE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 228, 190). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4E4BE?

#F4E4BE is RGB 244, 228, 190 — HSL 42°, 71%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 22%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4E4BE?

Its complement is #BECEF4; analogous partners are #F4C8BE and #E9F4BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4E4BE for text?

Black text on #F4E4BE has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.