Palettes / Colors / #F5F2EA

#F5F2EA — Pale Muted Yellow

#F5F2EA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color OldLace (#FDF5E6). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: oldlace (#FDF5E6) — not an exact match. CSS oldlace gives you #FDF5E6, a different color; use #F5F2EA 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.

#F5F2EA 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 #EAEDF5; it also sits naturally between #F5EDEA and #F3F5EA. 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 95% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5F2EA

.text { color: #F5F2EA; }
.background { background-color: #F5F2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5F2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 242, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 35%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5F2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 242, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5F2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 242, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5F2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5F2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEDF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5F2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5F2EA

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 #F5F2EA 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 #F5F2EA 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 #F5F2EA?

#F5F2EA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 242, 234). Its closest standard named color is OldLace.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5F2EA?

#F5F2EA is RGB 245, 242, 234 — HSL 44°, 35%, 94% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5F2EA?

Its complement is #EAEDF5; analogous partners are #F5EDEA and #F3F5EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5F2EA for text?

Black text on #F5F2EA has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.