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#EFDFD2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EFDFD2 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the brown family.

#EFDFD2 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 #D2E2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD2D3 and #EFEED2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFDFD2 · RGB 239, 223, 210

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Color values

HEX#EFDFD2
RGB239, 223, 210
HSL27°, 48%, 88%
HSV27°, 12%, 94%
CMYK0%, 7%, 12%, 6%
XYZ73.62, 75.78, 71.72
Yxy75.78, 0.3329, 0.3427
CIE-Lab89.76, 3.33, 8.32
Hunter Lab87.05, 3.31, 7.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFDFD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFDFD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFDFD2

.text { color: #EFDFD2; }
.background { background-color: #EFDFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDFD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDFD2

#E4CAB4#D9B292#CE9C73#C28451#AE703D#8F5C32#6D4626#4F331C#2D1D10#0F0A05

Tints of #EFDFD2

#F0E2D5#F2E4D9#F2E4D9#F3E7DD#F4EAE1#F6ECE5#F7EFE8#F7EFE8#F8F2EC#FAF4F0

Tones of #EFDFD2

#EDDFD4#EBDFD6#E9E0D8#E7E0DA#E5E0DC#E3E0DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2E2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDFD2: #000000.

How #EFDFD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8D5Deuteranopia · #E9EAD6Tritanopia · #EED8D8

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 #EFDFD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 331d2c
#331D2C · #3F2E3E · #A78295 · #EFE1D1
Vintage Paper
#582F0E · #7F4F24 · #936639 · #EDE0D4
Palette 810b38
#810B38 · #F1E2D1 · #DCC3AA · #541A1A
Radiant Zephyr
#885724 · #2FB171 · #9F65D6 · #EEE3D4
Palette Ebe1d1
#EBE1D1 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette 690b22
#690B22 · #E07A5F · #F1E3D3 · #1B4D3E

Similar colors

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

#EFE1D1#EDE0D4#F1E2D1#EEE3D4#EBE1D1#F1E3D3#EFE4D2#F4E0D2#F0E4D3#F3E2D4#F4DFD0#EBDECE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDFD1  ·  #EFDFD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDFD2?

#EFDFD2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDFD2?

#EFDFD2 is RGB 239, 223, 210 — HSL 27°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDFD2?

Its complement is #D2E2EF; analogous partners are #EFD2D3 and #EFEED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDFD2 for text?

Black text on #EFDFD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.