Palettes / Colors / #EFEBD8
#EFEBD8 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFEBD8 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EFEBD8 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.
#EFEBD8 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEBD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 235, 216 |
| HSL | 50°, 42%, 89% |
| HSV | 50°, 10%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 10%, 6% |
| XYZ | 77.70, 82.73, 76.84 |
| Yxy | 82.73, 0.3275, 0.3487 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.89, -1.85, 9.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.95, -1.85, 8.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEBD8
.text { color: #EFEBD8; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 42%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEBD8
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Tones of #EFEBD8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7DBEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEBD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBD8
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 #EFEBD8: ·
How #EFEBD8 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 #EFEBD8 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 #EFEBD8?
#EFEBD8 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 216). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBD8?
#EFEBD8 is RGB 239, 235, 216 — HSL 50°, 42%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 10%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEBD8?
Its complement is #D7DBEF; analogous partners are #EFDFD7 and #E7EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEBD8 for text?
Black text on #EFEBD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.