Palettes / Colors / #EFDEB0
#EFDEB0 — Light Yellow
#EFDEB0 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EFDEB0 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.
#EFDEB0 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 #AFC0EF; it also sits naturally between #EFBDAF and #E0EFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFDEB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 222, 176 |
| HSL | 44°, 66%, 81% |
| HSV | 44°, 26%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 26%, 6% |
| XYZ | 69.55, 73.73, 51.64 |
| Yxy | 73.73, 0.3568, 0.3782 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.79, -1.12, 24.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.86, -1.10, 20.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFDEB0
.text { color: #EFDEB0; }
.background { background-color: #EFDEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 222, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 66%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 222, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 222, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFDEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDEB0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFDEB0
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Tones of #EFDEB0
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC0EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFDEB0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDEB0
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 #EFDEB0: ·
How #EFDEB0 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 #EFDEB0 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 #EFDEB0?
#EFDEB0 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 222, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDEB0?
#EFDEB0 is RGB 239, 222, 176 — HSL 44°, 66%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 26%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFDEB0?
Its complement is #AFC0EF; analogous partners are #EFBDAF and #E0EFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFDEB0 for text?
Black text on #EFDEB0 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.