Palettes / Colors / #EFECDE
#EFECDE — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFECDE 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 #EFECDE 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.
#EFECDE 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 #DDE0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2DD and #E9EEDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFECDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 236, 222 |
| HSL | 49°, 35%, 90% |
| HSV | 49°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 7%, 6% |
| XYZ | 78.78, 83.62, 81.09 |
| Yxy | 83.62, 0.3235, 0.3434 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.28, -1.38, 7.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.44, -1.38, 6.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFECDE
.text { color: #EFECDE; }
.background { background-color: #EFECDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFECDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFECDE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDE0EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFECDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECDE
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 #EFECDE: ·
How #EFECDE 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 #EFECDE 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 #EFECDE?
#EFECDE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECDE?
#EFECDE is RGB 239, 236, 222 — HSL 49°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFECDE?
Its complement is #DDE0EE; analogous partners are #EEE2DD and #E9EEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFECDE for text?
Black text on #EFECDE has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.