Palettes / Colors / #F4EDCD

#F4EDCD — Pale Yellow

#F4EDCD 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 #F4EDCD 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.

#F4EDCD 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 #CDD4F4; it also sits naturally between #F4D9CD and #E8F4CD. 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 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4EDCD

.text { color: #F4EDCD; }
.background { background-color: #F4EDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 237, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 64%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 237, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 237, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EDCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD4F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4EDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4EDCD

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:

How #F4EDCD 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 #F4EDCD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4EDCD?

#F4EDCD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 237, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EDCD?

#F4EDCD is RGB 244, 237, 205 — HSL 49°, 64%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4EDCD?

Its complement is #CDD4F4; analogous partners are #F4D9CD and #E8F4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EDCD for text?

Black text on #F4EDCD has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.