Beeswax Color
Beeswax is a yellow color with hex code #FEF2C7. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with beeswax, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Beeswax Color Values
What Does Beeswax Mean?
Beeswax belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Beeswax reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Beeswax is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: pale yellow, #F3E5AB). It is also known as Silent Ivory.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Beeswax
Beeswax and #C8D4FE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FED7C8 and #EFFEC8, which sit beside beeswax on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair beeswax with triadic partners #C8FEF2 and #F2C8FE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pipi —
#FEF4CC(Delta E 2) - Splash —
#FFEFC1(Delta E 2) - Barley White —
#FFF4CE(Delta E 3) - Pale —
#FFF9D0(Delta E 3) - Baja White —
#FFF8D1(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FEF2C7; }
.background { background-color: #FEF2C7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FEF2C7; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FEF2C740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for beeswax?
Beeswax has the hex code #FEF2C7. In RGB notation it is rgb(254, 242, 199), in HSL it is hsl(47, 96%, 89%), and its OKLCH value is 0.96, 0.057, 94.3.
What does the color beeswax mean?
Yellow-family colors like beeswax carry distinct psychological associations. Beeswax belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Beeswax reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with beeswax?
Beeswax has three easy routes: its complement #C8D4FE for punch, its neighbors #FED7C8 and #EFFEC8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #C8FEF2 and #F2C8FE when you want energy.
Is beeswax a standard web color?
No — Beeswax is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FEF2C7 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make beeswax lighter or darker?
To lighten beeswax, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFDF5 (lightest tint) to #4B3B02 (darkest shade).
About Beeswax
Beeswax is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Silent Ivory. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FEF2C7 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.