Palettes / Colors / #EFECCD

#EFECCD — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFECCD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFECCD 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 #CDCFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDBCD and #E1EFCD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECCD

.text { color: #EFECCD; }
.background { background-color: #EFECCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFECCD

Tints of #EFECCD

Tones of #EFECCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECCD: #000000.

How #EFECCD 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 #EFECCD 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

← #EFECCC  ·  #EFECCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECCD?

#EFECCD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECCD?

#EFECCD is RGB 239, 236, 205 — HSL 55°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECCD?

Its complement is #CDCFEF; analogous partners are #EFDBCD and #E1EFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECCD for text?

Black text on #EFECCD has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.