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#F4EBCD — Pale Yellow

#F4EBCD 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 #F4EBCD 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.

#F4EBCD 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 #CDD6F4; it also sits naturally between #F4D7CD and #EAF4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4EBCD · RGB 244, 235, 205

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Color values

HEX#F4EBCD
RGB244, 235, 205
HSL46°, 64%, 88%
HSV46°, 16%, 96%
CMYK0%, 4%, 16%, 4%
XYZ78.04, 83.06, 69.68
Yxy83.06, 0.3382, 0.3599
CIE-Lab93.04, -1.81, 15.65
Hunter Lab91.14, -1.81, 14.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4EBCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4EBCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4EBCD

.text { color: #F4EBCD; }
.background { background-color: #F4EBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 235, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 64%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 235, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 235, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EBCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4EBCD

#EDDDAB#E4CE86#DDC164#D5B23F#C09D2A#9F8223#79631B#584813#32290B#110E04

Tints of #F4EBCD

#F5EDD1#F6EED5#F6EED5#F7F0D9#F8F2DE#F9F3E2#F9F5E6#F9F5E6#FAF7EA#FBF8EE

Tones of #F4EBCD

#F1E9D0#EEE8D2#ECE6D5#E9E5D8#E6E3DB#E3E2DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD6F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4EBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4EBCD

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 #F4EBCD: ·

How #F4EBCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0D4Deuteranopia · #F1F1D6Tritanopia · #F4DADB

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 #F4EBCD rather than the exact color:

Palette 5f5d9c
#5F5D9C · #6196A6 · #A4CE95 · #F4EDCC
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette 99e1e5
#99E1E5 · #F3E8CB · #F2C6B4 · #FBAFAF
Palette 395144
#395144 · #4E6C50 · #AA8B56 · #F0EBCE
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E

Similar colors

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

#F4EDCC#F6EACB#F3E8CB#F0EBCE#F2E9D0#F2EDD1#F0EDCF#F5F0CD#F6EEC9#F3EDC8#F3E9D2#F8ECD1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4EBCC  ·  #F4EBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4EBCD?

#F4EBCD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 235, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EBCD?

#F4EBCD is RGB 244, 235, 205 — HSL 46°, 64%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4EBCD?

Its complement is #CDD6F4; analogous partners are #F4D7CD and #EAF4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EBCD for text?

Black text on #F4EBCD has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.