Palettes / Colors / #EFECB4

#EFECB4 — Pale Yellow

#EFECB4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFECB4 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 #B3B6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCEB3 and #D4EFB3. 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 93% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 25% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFECB4

.text { color: #EFECB4; }
.background { background-color: #EFECB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 65%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFECB4

Tints of #EFECB4

Tones of #EFECB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECB4: #000000.

How #EFECB4 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 #EFECB4

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFECB3  ·  #EFECB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECB4?

#EFECB4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 180). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECB4?

#EFECB4 is RGB 239, 236, 180 — HSL 57°, 65%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 25%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECB4?

Its complement is #B3B6EF; analogous partners are #EFCEB3 and #D4EFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECB4 for text?

Black text on #EFECB4 has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.