Palettes / Colors / #EFE3CB

#EFE3CB — Pale Muted Brown

#EFE3CB is a brown color we call Pale Muted 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 #EFE3CB 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.

#EFE3CB 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 #CCD8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD2CC and #EAEFCC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE3CB

.text { color: #EFE3CB; }
.background { background-color: #EFE3CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE3CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 227, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE3CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 227, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE3CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 227, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE3CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE3CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE3CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE3CB

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 #EFE3CB 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 #EFE3CB 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

← #EFE3CA  ·  #EFE3CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE3CB?

#EFE3CB is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 227, 203). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE3CB?

#EFE3CB is RGB 239, 227, 203 — HSL 40°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE3CB?

Its complement is #CCD8EF; analogous partners are #EFD2CC and #EAEFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE3CB for text?

Black text on #EFE3CB has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.