Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #EFDECF

#EFDECF — Pale Muted Brown

#EFDECF is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EFDECF 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.

#EFDECF is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDDFEE; it also sits naturally between #EECDCE and #EEEDCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDECF · RGB 239, 222, 207

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#EFDECF
RGB239, 222, 207
HSL28°, 50%, 87%
HSV28°, 13%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 13%, 6%
XYZ72.98, 75.10, 69.68
Yxy75.10, 0.3351, 0.3449
CIE-Lab89.44, 3.37, 9.44
Hunter Lab86.66, 3.35, 8.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDECF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDECF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDECF

.text { color: #EFDECF; }
.background { background-color: #EFDECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 222, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 222, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 222, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDECF

#E4C8AF#D9B08C#CF9B6E#C4864F#B0713B#8E5B2F#6F4725#50341B#2E1E0F#0F0A05

Tints of #EFDECF

#F0DFD1#F1E2D5#F2E5D9#F4E7DD#F5EAE0#F5EAE0#F6EDE4#F7EFE8#F9F2EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #EFDECF

#ECDDD0#EADDD2#E7DDD4#E5DDD7#E2DED9#E0DEDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDECF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDECF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFDECF: ·

How #EFDECF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E8E7D3Deuteranopia · #E9EAD3Tritanopia · #EED5D6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFDECF rather than the exact color:

Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Palette 607456
#607456 · #EEE0CC · #BA6A4C · #7B2525
Royal Lagoon
#2C5888 · #547AC8 · #AE7638 · #EBDECE
Palette 181c14
#181C14 · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette 1e201e
#1E201E · #3C3D37 · #697565 · #ECDFCC
Palette A5b68d
#A5B68D · #ECDFCC · #FCFAEE · #DA8359

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EFE1D1#EEE0CC#EBDECE#ECDFCC#F1E2D1#F2DACE#F4DFD0#EBE1D1#EAE0CF#EFD9D1#EDE0D4#ECE3CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDECE  ·  #EFDED0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDECF?

#EFDECF is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 222, 207). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDECF?

#EFDECF is RGB 239, 222, 207 — HSL 28°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 13%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDECF?

Its complement is #CDDFEE; analogous partners are #EECDCE and #EEEDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDECF for text?

Black text on #EFDECF has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.