Palettes / Colors / #EFE2C8

#EFE2C8 — Pale Brown

#EFE2C8 is a brown color we call Pale Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EFE2C8 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.

#EFE2C8 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 #C8D5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCEC8 and #E8EFC8. 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 89% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 16% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE2C8

.text { color: #EFE2C8; }
.background { background-color: #EFE2C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE2C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE2C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE2C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE2C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE2C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE2C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE2C8

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 #EFE2C8 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 #EFE2C8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE2C8?

#EFE2C8 is Pale Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 226, 200). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE2C8?

#EFE2C8 is RGB 239, 226, 200 — HSL 40°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 16%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE2C8?

Its complement is #C8D5EF; analogous partners are #EFCEC8 and #E8EFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE2C8 for text?

Black text on #EFE2C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.