Palettes / Colors / #EFEBCA
#EFEBCA — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFEBCA 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 #EFEBCA 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.
#EFEBCA 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 #C8CCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD7C8 and #DFEFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 54°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 54°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.97, 82.03, 67.71 |
| Yxy | 82.03, 0.3366, 0.3634 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.59, -4.04, 16.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.57, -4.01, 14.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · 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 #EFEBCA
.text { color: #EFEBCA; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEBCA
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Tones of #EFEBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8CCEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBCA
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 #EFEBCA: ·
How #EFEBCA 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 #EFEBCA 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 #EFEBCA?
#EFEBCA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBCA?
#EFEBCA is RGB 239, 235, 202 — HSL 54°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEBCA?
Its complement is #C8CCEF; analogous partners are #EFD7C8 and #DFEFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEBCA for text?
Black text on #EFEBCA has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.