Palettes / Colors / #F4F4DB

#F4F4DB — Pale Muted Yellow

#F4F4DB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F4F4DB 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 #DCDCF4; it also sits naturally between #F4E8DC and #E8F4DC. 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 96% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F4F4DB

.text { color: #F4F4DB; }
.background { background-color: #F4F4DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4F4DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 244, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 53%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4F4DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 244, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4F4DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 244, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4F4DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4F4DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDCF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4F4DB: #000000.

How #F4F4DB 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 #F4F4DB 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

← #F4F4DA  ·  #F4F4DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4F4DB?

#F4F4DB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 244, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4F4DB?

#F4F4DB is RGB 244, 244, 219 — HSL 60°, 53%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4F4DB?

Its complement is #DCDCF4; analogous partners are #F4E8DC and #E8F4DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4F4DB for text?

Black text on #F4F4DB has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.