Palettes / Colors / #EFECD7

#EFECD7 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFECD7 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFECD7 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 #D7DAEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE0D7 and #E6EFD7. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFECD7

.text { color: #EFECD7; }
.background { background-color: #EFECD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 43%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECD7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFECD7

Tints of #EFECD7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DAEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECD7: #000000.

How #EFECD7 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 #EFECD7

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFECD6  ·  #EFECD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECD7?

#EFECD7 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 215). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECD7?

#EFECD7 is RGB 239, 236, 215 — HSL 53°, 43%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 10%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECD7?

Its complement is #D7DAEF; analogous partners are #EFE0D7 and #E6EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECD7 for text?

Black text on #EFECD7 has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.