Palettes / Colors / #EFEBD6

#EFEBD6 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFEBD6 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEBD6 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 #D7DBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDFD7 and #E7EFD7. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEBD6

.text { color: #EFEBD6; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 44%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBD6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEBD6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEBD6: #000000.

How #EFEBD6 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 #EFEBD6 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

← #EFEBD5  ·  #EFEBD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBD6?

#EFEBD6 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 214). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBD6?

#EFEBD6 is RGB 239, 235, 214 — HSL 50°, 44%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 10%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEBD6?

Its complement is #D7DBEF; analogous partners are #EFDFD7 and #E7EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBD6 for text?

Black text on #EFEBD6 has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.