Palettes / Colors / #EFECBE

#EFECBE — Pale Yellow

#EFECBE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFECBE 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 #BEC1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD3BE and #D9EFBE. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECBE

.text { color: #EFECBE; }
.background { background-color: #EFECBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFECBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEC1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECBE: #000000.

How #EFECBE 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 #EFECBE 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

← #EFECBD  ·  #EFECBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECBE?

#EFECBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECBE?

#EFECBE is RGB 239, 236, 190 — HSL 56°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECBE?

Its complement is #BEC1EF; analogous partners are #EFD3BE and #D9EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECBE for text?

Black text on #EFECBE has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.