Palettes / Colors / #F5EFCD

#F5EFCD — Pale Yellow

#F5EFCD 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 #F5EFCD 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.

#F5EFCD 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 #CCD2F5; it also sits naturally between #F5DACC and #E7F5CC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 16% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5EFCD

.text { color: #F5EFCD; }
.background { background-color: #F5EFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5EFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 239, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 67%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5EFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 239, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5EFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 239, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5EFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5EFCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD2F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5EFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5EFCD

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 #F5EFCD 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 #F5EFCD 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

← #F5EFCC  ·  #F5EFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5EFCD?

#F5EFCD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 239, 205). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5EFCD?

#F5EFCD is RGB 245, 239, 205 — HSL 51°, 67%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 16%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5EFCD?

Its complement is #CCD2F5; analogous partners are #F5DACC and #E7F5CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5EFCD for text?

Black text on #F5EFCD has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.