Palettes / Colors / #F7EFCA
#F7EFCA — Pale Yellow
#F7EFCA 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 #F7EFCA 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.
#F7EFCA 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 #CAD2F7; it also sits naturally between #F7D8CA and #E9F7CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F7EFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 247, 239, 202 |
| HSL | 49°, 74%, 88% |
| HSV | 49°, 18%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 18%, 3% |
| XYZ | 79.88, 85.77, 68.22 |
| Yxy | 85.77, 0.3416, 0.3667 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.21, -3.20, 18.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.61, -3.21, 16.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 97% · Green 94% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 18% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F7EFCA
.text { color: #F7EFCA; }
.background { background-color: #F7EFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F7EFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(247, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 74%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F7EFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(247, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F7EFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(247, 239, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F7EFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F7EFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAD2F7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F7EFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F7EFCA
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 #F7EFCA: ·
How #F7EFCA 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 #F7EFCA 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 #F7EFCA?
#F7EFCA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 247, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F7EFCA?
#F7EFCA is RGB 247, 239, 202 — HSL 49°, 74%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 18%, 3%.
What colors go with #F7EFCA?
Its complement is #CAD2F7; analogous partners are #F7D8CA and #E9F7CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F7EFCA for text?
Black text on #F7EFCA has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.