Palettes / Colors / #EFEBE2

#EFEBE2 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EFEBE2 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFEBE2 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.

#EFEBE2 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 #E1E5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE4E1 and #ECEFE1. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEBE2

.text { color: #EFEBE2; }
.background { background-color: #EFEBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 235, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 29%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 235, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 235, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEBE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEBE2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E5EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEBE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEBE2

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:

How #EFEBE2 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 #EFEBE2 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

← #EFEBE1  ·  #EFEBE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEBE2?

#EFEBE2 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 235, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEBE2?

#EFEBE2 is RGB 239, 235, 226 — HSL 42°, 29%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEBE2?

Its complement is #E1E5EF; analogous partners are #EFE4E1 and #ECEFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEBE2 for text?

Black text on #EFEBE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.