Palettes / Colors / #EFECB7
#EFECB7 — Pale Yellow
#EFECB7 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EFECB7 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.
#EFECB7 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 #B8BBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD1B8 and #D6EFB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFECB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 236, 183 |
| HSL | 57°, 64%, 83% |
| HSV | 57°, 23%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 23%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.14, 81.76, 56.67 |
| Yxy | 81.76, 0.3488, 0.3846 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.47, -7.28, 26.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.42, -7.16, 22.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 23% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFECB7
.text { color: #EFECB7; }
.background { background-color: #EFECB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 64%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 183, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFECB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECB7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8BBEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFECB7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECB7
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 #EFECB7: ·
How #EFECB7 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 #EFECB7 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 #EFECB7?
#EFECB7 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 183). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECB7?
#EFECB7 is RGB 239, 236, 183 — HSL 57°, 64%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 23%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFECB7?
Its complement is #B8BBEF; analogous partners are #EFD1B8 and #D6EFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFECB7 for text?
Black text on #EFECB7 has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.