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#EFEBCB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFEBCB 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 #EFEBCB 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.

#EFEBCB 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 #CCD0EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDACC and #E2EFCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEBCB · RGB 239, 235, 203

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Color values

HEX#EFEBCB
RGB239, 235, 203
HSL53°, 53%, 87%
HSV53°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 2%, 15%, 6%
XYZ76.08, 82.08, 68.33
Yxy82.08, 0.3359, 0.3624
CIE-Lab92.61, -3.89, 16.03
Hunter Lab90.60, -3.86, 14.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EFEBCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEBCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEBCB

.text { color: #EFEBCB; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEBCB

#E6DFAD#DBD28A#D1C56B#C8B94C#B3A537#90852C#716823#524B19#2F2B0E#100E05

Tints of #EFEBCB

#F1EDD0#F2EED4#F3F0D8#F4F1DC#F5F3E0#F5F3E0#F7F4E4#F8F6E8#F9F7EB#FAF9EF

Tones of #EFEBCB

#EDE9CF#EAE8D1#E8E5D4#E5E4D6#E3E2D9#E1E0DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBCB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEBCB: ·

How #EFEBCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EDEDD3Deuteranopia · #EEEED5Tritanopia · #EFD9DA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFEBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette 121435
#121435 · #FAF9F0 · #EDEBCA · #FF5722
Palette 395144
#395144 · #4E6C50 · #AA8B56 · #F0EBCE
Palette 0c2c55
#0C2C55 · #296374 · #629FAD · #EDEDCE
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7
Palette 000000
#000000 · #0B60B0 · #40A2D8 · #F0EDCF
Palette 99e1e5
#99E1E5 · #F3E8CB · #F2C6B4 · #FBAFAF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDEBCA#F0EBCE#EDEDCE#F0EAC7#F0EDCF#F3E8CB#EEE6CA#EAECCC#F3EDC8#F4EDCC#EAEDCD#F1E6C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEBCA  ·  #EFEBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBCB?

#EFEBCB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBCB?

#EFEBCB is RGB 239, 235, 203 — HSL 53°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEBCB?

Its complement is #CCD0EF; analogous partners are #EFDACC and #E2EFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBCB for text?

Black text on #EFEBCB has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.