Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #F4ECC4

#F4ECC4 — Pale Yellow

#F4ECC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #F4ECC4 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.

#F4ECC4 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 #C3CBF4; it also sits naturally between #F4D3C3 and #E4F4C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F4ECC4 · RGB 244, 236, 196

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#F4ECC4
RGB244, 236, 196
HSL50°, 69%, 86%
HSV50°, 20%, 96%
CMYK0%, 3%, 20%, 4%
XYZ77.27, 83.21, 64.21
Yxy83.21, 0.3439, 0.3703
CIE-Lab93.11, -3.64, 20.39
Hunter Lab91.22, -3.62, 17.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 93% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 20% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F4ECC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F4ECC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F4ECC4

.text { color: #F4ECC4; }
.background { background-color: #F4ECC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4ECC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 236, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 69%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4ECC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 236, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4ECC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 236, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4ECC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4ECC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4ECC4

#EEE1A0#E7D67E#E0C957#DABE34#C2A824#9F8A1D#7D6C17#564A10#342D09#110F03

Tints of #F4ECC4

#F5EDC7#F6EECB#F6F0D0#F7F1D4#F8F3D8#F9F4DD#F9F5E1#FAF7E5#FBF8E9#FCF9EE

Tones of #F4ECC4

#F0E9C6#EDE7CA#E9E5CD#E6E2D1#E2E0D4#DFDED8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3CBF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #F4ECC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4ECC4

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 #F4ECC4: ·

How #F4ECC4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F0CEDeuteranopia · #F1F2D0Tritanopia · #F4D5D7

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 #F4ECC4 rather than the exact color:

Palette E8505b
#E8505B · #F9D56E · #F3ECC2 · #14B1AB
Palette 346739
#346739 · #79AE6F · #9FCB98 · #F2EDC2
Palette F1ecc3
#F1ECC3 · #C9D8B6 · #57837B · #515E63
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Misty Mosaic
#10399F · #3492EA · #E7AD18 · #F6EEC7
Palette Beebe9
#BEEBE9 · #F4DADA · #FFB6B9 · #F6EEC7

Similar colors

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

#F3ECC2#F2EDC2#F1ECC3#F5F0C4#F6EEC7#F3EDC8#F5EEC8#F2E8C6#F7E8C5#F5E8C7#F0EAC7#F5E7C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4ECC3  ·  #F4ECC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4ECC4?

#F4ECC4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 236, 196). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4ECC4?

#F4ECC4 is RGB 244, 236, 196 — HSL 50°, 69%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 20%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4ECC4?

Its complement is #C3CBF4; analogous partners are #F4D3C3 and #E4F4C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4ECC4 for text?

Black text on #F4ECC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.