Palettes / Colors / #EFE9CA
#EFE9CA — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFE9CA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #EFE9CA 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.
#EFE9CA 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 #C8CEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD5C8 and #E2EFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 233, 202 |
| HSL | 50°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 50°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.40, 80.89, 67.52 |
| Yxy | 80.89, 0.3369, 0.3614 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.08, -3.03, 15.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.94, -3.00, 14.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE9CA
.text { color: #EFE9CA; }
.background { background-color: #EFE9CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE9CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 233, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE9CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 233, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE9CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 233, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE9CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE9CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8CEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE9CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE9CA
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 #EFE9CA: ·
How #EFE9CA 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 #EFE9CA 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 #EFE9CA?
#EFE9CA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 233, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE9CA?
#EFE9CA is RGB 239, 233, 202 — HSL 50°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE9CA?
Its complement is #C8CEEF; analogous partners are #EFD5C8 and #E2EFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE9CA for text?
Black text on #EFE9CA has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.