Palettes / Colors / #EFE7C8

#EFE7C8 — Pale Yellow

#EFE7C8 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 #EFE7C8 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.

#EFE7C8 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 #C8D0EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD3C8 and #E3EFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 16% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE7C8

.text { color: #EFE7C8; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE7C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 231, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE7C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 231, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE7C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 231, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE7C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE7C8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE7C8

Tints of #EFE7C8

Tones of #EFE7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8D0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE7C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE7C8

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 #EFE7C8 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 #EFE7C8 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

← #EFE7C7  ·  #EFE7C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE7C8?

#EFE7C8 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 231, 200). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE7C8?

#EFE7C8 is RGB 239, 231, 200 — HSL 48°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 16%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE7C8?

Its complement is #C8D0EF; analogous partners are #EFD3C8 and #E3EFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE7C8 for text?

Black text on #EFE7C8 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.