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#F7EFBF — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F7EFBF is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #F7EFBF 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.

#F7EFBF 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 #BFC8F7; it also sits naturally between #F7D3BF and #E4F7BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F7EFBF · RGB 247, 239, 191

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Color values

HEX#F7EFBF
RGB247, 239, 191
HSL51°, 78%, 86%
HSV51°, 23%, 97%
CMYK0%, 3%, 23%, 3%
XYZ78.63, 85.27, 61.60
Yxy85.27, 0.3487, 0.3781
CIE-Lab94.00, -4.76, 24.24
Hunter Lab92.34, -4.75, 20.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 94% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 23% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F7EFBF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F7EFBF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F7EFBF

.text { color: #F7EFBF; }
.background { background-color: #F7EFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7EFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 239, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 78%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7EFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 239, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7EFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 239, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F7EFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7EFBF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F7EFBF

#F3E69B#EEDC77#E9D24E#E5C92A#CCB119#A89215#847210#5B4F0B#362F07#121002

Tints of #F7EFBF

#F8F0C4#F8F1C9#F9F2CD#F9F3D2#FAF5D6#FBF6DB#FBF7DF#FCF8E4#FCF9E8#FDFAED

Tones of #F7EFBF

#F3ECC3#EFE9C7#EBE7CB#E7E4D0#E3E1D3#DFDED7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFC8F7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #F7EFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F7EFBF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #F7EFBF: ·

How #F7EFBF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F4F3CBDeuteranopia · #F4F5CDTritanopia · #F7D4D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F7EFBF rather than the exact color:

Palette A2d2df
#A2D2DF · #F6EFBD · #E4C087 · #BC7C7C
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #C4DFAA · #90C8AC · #73A9AD
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Palette 91c6bc
#91C6BC · #4B9DA9 · #F6F3C2 · #E37434
Palette F6d7a7
#F6D7A7 · #F6EABE · #C8E3D4 · #87AAAA
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F6EFBD#F5F0BB#F6F3C2#F6EABE#F5F0C4#F3ECC2#F4F4C0#F2ECBE#F2EDC2#F0F0C2#F1ECC3#F1F3C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F7EFBE  ·  #F7EFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F7EFBF?

#F7EFBF is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 247, 239, 191). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F7EFBF?

#F7EFBF is RGB 247, 239, 191 — HSL 51°, 78%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 23%, 3%.

What colors go with #F7EFBF?

Its complement is #BFC8F7; analogous partners are #F7D3BF and #E4F7BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F7EFBF for text?

Black text on #F7EFBF has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.