Palettes / Colors / #EFECC9

#EFECC9 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFECC9 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #EFECC9 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.

#EFECC9 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 #C8CBEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD8C8 and #DFEFC8. 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 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 16% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECC9

.text { color: #EFECC9; }
.background { background-color: #EFECC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECC9

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 #EFECC9 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 #EFECC9 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

← #EFECC8  ·  #EFECCA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECC9?

#EFECC9 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 201). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECC9?

#EFECC9 is RGB 239, 236, 201 — HSL 55°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 16%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECC9?

Its complement is #C8CBEF; analogous partners are #EFD8C8 and #DFEFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECC9 for text?

Black text on #EFECC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.