Palettes / Colors / #F5F4E2

#F5F4E2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#F5F4E2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F5F4E2 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 #E1E2F5; it also sits naturally between #F5EAE1 and #ECF5E1. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F5F4E2

.text { color: #F5F4E2; }
.background { background-color: #F5F4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5F4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 244, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 49%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5F4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 244, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5F4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 244, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F5F4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5F4E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F5F4E2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E2F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F5F4E2: #000000.

How #F5F4E2 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 #F5F4E2 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

← #F5F4E1  ·  #F5F4E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F5F4E2?

#F5F4E2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 245, 244, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F5F4E2?

#F5F4E2 is RGB 245, 244, 226 — HSL 57°, 49%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 4%.

What colors go with #F5F4E2?

Its complement is #E1E2F5; analogous partners are #F5EAE1 and #ECF5E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F5F4E2 for text?

Black text on #F5F4E2 has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.