Palettes / Colors / #F4EEDD

#F4EEDD — Pale Muted Yellow

#F4EEDD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F4EEDD 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 #DCE3F4; it also sits naturally between #F4E2DC and #EEF4DC. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 9% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4EEDD

.text { color: #F4EEDD; }
.background { background-color: #F4EEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 238, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 51%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 238, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 238, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4EEDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EEDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F4EEDD

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Tones of #F4EEDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE3F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4EEDD: #000000.

How #F4EEDD 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 #F4EEDD 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

← #F4EEDC  ·  #F4EEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4EEDD?

#F4EEDD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 238, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EEDD?

#F4EEDD is RGB 244, 238, 221 — HSL 44°, 51%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 9%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4EEDD?

Its complement is #DCE3F4; analogous partners are #F4E2DC and #EEF4DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4EEDD for text?

Black text on #F4EEDD has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.