Palettes / Colors / #EFEBD2

#EFEBD2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFEBD2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEBD2 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 #D2D6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDCD2 and #E4EFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEBD2

.text { color: #EFEBD2; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 48%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEBD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEBD2: #000000.

How #EFEBD2 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 #EFEBD2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEBD1  ·  #EFEBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBD2?

#EFEBD2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBD2?

#EFEBD2 is RGB 239, 235, 210 — HSL 52°, 48%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEBD2?

Its complement is #D2D6EF; analogous partners are #EFDCD2 and #E4EFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBD2 for text?

Black text on #EFEBD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.