Palettes / Colors / #EFE7CF

#EFE7CF — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFE7CF is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EFE7CF 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.

#EFE7CF 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 #CDD6EE; it also sits naturally between #EED6CD and #E6EECD. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 13% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE7CF

.text { color: #EFE7CF; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE7CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 231, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE7CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 231, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE7CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 231, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE7CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE7CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE7CF

Tints of #EFE7CF

Tones of #EFE7CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE7CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE7CF

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 #EFE7CF 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 #EFE7CF 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

← #EFE7CE  ·  #EFE7D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE7CF?

#EFE7CF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 231, 207). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE7CF?

#EFE7CF is RGB 239, 231, 207 — HSL 45°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 13%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE7CF?

Its complement is #CDD6EE; analogous partners are #EED6CD and #E6EECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE7CF for text?

Black text on #EFE7CF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.