Palettes / Colors / #F5EFBC

#F5EFBC — Pale Yellow

#F5EFBC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F5EFBC 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 #BCC2F5; it also sits naturally between #F5D3BC and #DEF5BC. 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 94% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 23% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFBC

.text { color: #F5EFBC; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5EFBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCC2F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFBC: #000000.

How #F5EFBC 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 #F5EFBC 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 #F5EFBC?

#F5EFBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 239, 188). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFBC?

#F5EFBC is RGB 245, 239, 188 — HSL 54°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 23%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5EFBC?

Its complement is #BCC2F5; analogous partners are #F5D3BC and #DEF5BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFBC for text?

Black text on #F5EFBC has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.