Palettes / Colors / #EFE3BD

#EFE3BD — Pale Yellow

#EFE3BD is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE3BD 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 #BDC9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCBBD and #E2EFBD. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFE3BD

.text { color: #EFE3BD; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 227, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 227, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 227, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE3BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE3BD

Tints of #EFE3BD

Tones of #EFE3BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDC9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE3BD: #000000.

How #EFE3BD 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 #EFE3BD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE3BC  ·  #EFE3BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE3BD?

#EFE3BD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 227, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE3BD?

#EFE3BD is RGB 239, 227, 189 — HSL 46°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE3BD?

Its complement is #BDC9EF; analogous partners are #EFCBBD and #E2EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE3BD for text?

Black text on #EFE3BD has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.