Palettes / Colors / #F8EAAB

#F8EAAB — Pale Vivid Yellow

#F8EAAB is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #F8EAAB 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.

#F8EAAB 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 #AAB8F8; it also sits naturally between #F8C3AA and #DFF8AA. 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 97% · Green 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 31% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8EAAB

.text { color: #F8EAAB; }
.background { background-color: #F8EAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8EAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 85%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8EAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8EAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 234, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8EAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8EAAB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB8F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8EAAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8EAAB

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 #F8EAAB 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 #F8EAAB 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 #F8EAAB?

#F8EAAB is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 248, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8EAAB?

#F8EAAB is RGB 248, 234, 171 — HSL 49°, 85%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 31%, 3%.

What colors go with #F8EAAB?

Its complement is #AAB8F8; analogous partners are #F8C3AA and #DFF8AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8EAAB for text?

Black text on #F8EAAB has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.