Palettes / Colors / #EFEABE
#EFEABE — Pale Yellow
#EFEABE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EFEABE 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.
#EFEABE 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 #BEC3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD1BE and #DBEFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 234, 190 |
| HSL | 54°, 60%, 84% |
| HSV | 54°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.31, 80.91, 60.42 |
| Yxy | 80.91, 0.3446, 0.3752 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.09, -5.30, 22.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.95, -5.23, 18.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEABE
.text { color: #EFEABE; }
.background { background-color: #EFEABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEABE
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Tones of #EFEABE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC3EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEABE
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 #EFEABE: ·
How #EFEABE 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 #EFEABE 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 #EFEABE?
#EFEABE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEABE?
#EFEABE is RGB 239, 234, 190 — HSL 54°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEABE?
Its complement is #BEC3EF; analogous partners are #EFD1BE and #DBEFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEABE for text?
Black text on #EFEABE has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.