Palettes / Colors / #EFECE0

#EFECE0 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFECE0 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFECE0 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 #E1E4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE5E1 and #EBEFE1. 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 88%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECE0

.text { color: #EFECE0; }
.background { background-color: #EFECE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 32%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECE0: #000000.

How #EFECE0 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 #EFECE0 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

← #EFECDF  ·  #EFECE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECE0?

#EFECE0 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 224). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECE0?

#EFECE0 is RGB 239, 236, 224 — HSL 48°, 32%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECE0?

Its complement is #E1E4EF; analogous partners are #EFE5E1 and #EBEFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECE0 for text?

Black text on #EFECE0 has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.