Palettes / Colors / #EFECE9

#EFECE9 — Pale Dusty Brown

#EFECE9 is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFECE9 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.

#EFECE9 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 #EAEDF0; it also sits naturally between #F0EAEA and #F0F0EA. 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 #EFECE9

.text { color: #EFECE9; }
.background { background-color: #EFECE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 16%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFECE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEDF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECE9

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 #EFECE9 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 #EFECE9 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

← #EFECE8  ·  #EFECEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECE9?

#EFECE9 is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 239, 236, 233). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECE9?

#EFECE9 is RGB 239, 236, 233 — HSL 30°, 16%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 3%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECE9?

Its complement is #EAEDF0; analogous partners are #F0EAEA and #F0F0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECE9 for text?

Black text on #EFECE9 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.