Palettes / Colors / #F8EAAC
#F8EAAC — Pale Vivid Yellow
#F8EAAC 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 #F8EAAC 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.
#F8EAAC 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 #ABB9F8; it also sits naturally between #F8C3AB and #DFF8AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F8EAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 248, 234, 172 |
| HSL | 49°, 84%, 82% |
| HSV | 49°, 31%, 97% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 31%, 3% |
| XYZ | 75.58, 81.78, 50.83 |
| Yxy | 81.78, 0.3630, 0.3928 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.48, -4.35, 31.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.43, -4.31, 26.02 |
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
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CSS code for #F8EAAC
.text { color: #F8EAAC; }
.background { background-color: #F8EAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8EAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 234, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 84%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8EAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 234, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8EAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 234, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F8EAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8EAAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABB9F8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F8EAAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8EAAC
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 #F8EAAC: ·
How #F8EAAC 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 #F8EAAC 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 #F8EAAC?
#F8EAAC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 248, 234, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F8EAAC?
#F8EAAC is RGB 248, 234, 172 — HSL 49°, 84%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 31%, 3%.
What colors go with #F8EAAC?
Its complement is #ABB9F8; analogous partners are #F8C3AB and #DFF8AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F8EAAC for text?
Black text on #F8EAAC has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.