Palettes / Colors / #EFECE8

#EFECE8 — Pale Dusty Brown

#EFECE8 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFECE8 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.

#EFECE8 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E7EAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE7E7 and #EEEEE7. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECE8

.text { color: #EFECE8; }
.background { background-color: #EFECE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(34, 18%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7EAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECE8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECE8

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:

How #EFECE8 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 #EFECE8 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

← #EFECE7  ·  #EFECE9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECE8?

#EFECE8 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 236, 232). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECE8?

#EFECE8 is RGB 239, 236, 232 — HSL 34°, 18%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 3%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECE8?

Its complement is #E7EAEE; analogous partners are #EEE7E7 and #EEEEE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECE8 for text?

Black text on #EFECE8 has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.