Palettes / Colors / #EFECDA
#EFECDA — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFECDA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFECDA 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.
#EFECDA 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 #DBDEF0; it also sits naturally between #F0E2DB and #E9F0DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFECDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 236, 218 |
| HSL | 51°, 40%, 90% |
| HSV | 51°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 78.25, 83.40, 78.30 |
| Yxy | 83.40, 0.3261, 0.3476 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.19, -2.04, 9.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.33, -2.04, 8.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFECDA
.text { color: #EFECDA; }
.background { background-color: #EFECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFECDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFECDA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBDEF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFECDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECDA
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 #EFECDA: ·
How #EFECDA 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 #EFECDA 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 #EFECDA?
#EFECDA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECDA?
#EFECDA is RGB 239, 236, 218 — HSL 51°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFECDA?
Its complement is #DBDEF0; analogous partners are #F0E2DB and #E9F0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFECDA for text?
Black text on #EFECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.