Palettes / Colors / #EFE4C8
#EFE4C8 — Pale Yellow
#EFE4C8 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EFE4C8 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.
#EFE4C8 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 #C8D3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD0C8 and #E6EFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE4C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 228, 200 |
| HSL | 43°, 55%, 86% |
| HSV | 43°, 16%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 16%, 6% |
| XYZ | 73.77, 78.01, 65.81 |
| Yxy | 78.01, 0.3390, 0.3585 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.78, -0.78, 15.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.32, -0.78, 13.33 |
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
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CSS code for #EFE4C8
.text { color: #EFE4C8; }
.background { background-color: #EFE4C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE4C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 228, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE4C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 228, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE4C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 228, 200, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE4C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE4C8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFE4C8
Tints of #EFE4C8
Tones of #EFE4C8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8D3EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE4C8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE4C8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE4C8: ·
How #EFE4C8 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 #EFE4C8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFE4C8?
#EFE4C8 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 228, 200). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE4C8?
#EFE4C8 is RGB 239, 228, 200 — HSL 43°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 16%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE4C8?
Its complement is #C8D3EF; analogous partners are #EFD0C8 and #E6EFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE4C8 for text?
Black text on #EFE4C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.