Palettes / Colors / #EFEBBA
#EFEBBA — Pale Yellow
#EFEBBA 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 #EFEBBA 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.
#EFEBBA 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 #B9BDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCFB9 and #D8EFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEBBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 186 |
| HSL | 55°, 62%, 83% |
| HSV | 55°, 22%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 22%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.17, 81.31, 58.24 |
| Yxy | 81.31, 0.3470, 0.3805 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.27, -6.36, 24.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.17, -6.27, 20.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEBBA
.text { color: #EFEBBA; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEBBA
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Tones of #EFEBBA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9BDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEBBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBBA
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 #EFEBBA: ·
How #EFEBBA 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 #EFEBBA 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 #EFEBBA?
#EFEBBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBBA?
#EFEBBA is RGB 239, 235, 186 — HSL 55°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 22%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEBBA?
Its complement is #B9BDEF; analogous partners are #EFCFB9 and #D8EFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEBBA for text?
Black text on #EFEBBA has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.