Palettes / Colors / #F6EBCA
#F6EBCA — Pale Yellow
#F6EBCA 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 #F6EBCA 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.
#F6EBCA 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 #CBD6F6; it also sits naturally between #F6D6CB and #EBF6CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F6EBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 246, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 45°, 71%, 88% |
| HSV | 45°, 18%, 96% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 18%, 4% |
| XYZ | 78.38, 83.27, 67.82 |
| Yxy | 83.27, 0.3416, 0.3629 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.13, -1.54, 17.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.25, -1.54, 15.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 92% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 18% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F6EBCA
.text { color: #F6EBCA; }
.background { background-color: #F6EBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F6EBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(246, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 71%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F6EBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(246, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F6EBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(246, 235, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F6EBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F6EBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #F6EBCA
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Tones of #F6EBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBD6F6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F6EBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F6EBCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F6EBCA: ·
How #F6EBCA 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 #F6EBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F6EBCA?
#F6EBCA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 246, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F6EBCA?
#F6EBCA is RGB 246, 235, 202 — HSL 45°, 71%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 18%, 4%.
What colors go with #F6EBCA?
Its complement is #CBD6F6; analogous partners are #F6D6CB and #EBF6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F6EBCA for text?
Black text on #F6EBCA has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.