Palettes / Colors / #EFDEB3

#EFDEB3 — Pale Yellow

#EFDEB3 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EFDEB3 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.

#EFDEB3 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 #B3C4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC0B3 and #E2EFB3. 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 94% · Green 87% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 25% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDEB3

.text { color: #EFDEB3; }
.background { background-color: #EFDEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 222, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 222, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 222, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDEB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDEB3

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 #EFDEB3 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 #EFDEB3 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

← #EFDEB2  ·  #EFDEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDEB3?

#EFDEB3 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 222, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDEB3?

#EFDEB3 is RGB 239, 222, 179 — HSL 43°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 25%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDEB3?

Its complement is #B3C4EF; analogous partners are #EFC0B3 and #E2EFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDEB3 for text?

Black text on #EFDEB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.