Palettes / Colors / #EFEAC4
#EFEAC4 — Pale Yellow
#EFEAC4 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 #EFEAC4 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.
#EFEAC4 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 #C3C8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD4C3 and #DEEFC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEAC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 234, 196 |
| HSL | 53°, 57%, 85% |
| HSV | 53°, 18%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 18%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.98, 81.18, 63.94 |
| Yxy | 81.18, 0.3407, 0.3688 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.21, -4.43, 19.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.10, -4.38, 16.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEAC4
.text { color: #EFEAC4; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 57%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAC4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3C8EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEAC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAC4
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 #EFEAC4: ·
How #EFEAC4 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 #EFEAC4 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 #EFEAC4?
#EFEAC4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 196). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAC4?
#EFEAC4 is RGB 239, 234, 196 — HSL 53°, 57%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 18%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEAC4?
Its complement is #C3C8EF; analogous partners are #EFD4C3 and #DEEFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEAC4 for text?
Black text on #EFEAC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.