Palettes / Colors / #EFEDBB

#EFEDBB — Pale Yellow

#EFEDBB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEDBB 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 #BDBFEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD5BD and #D8EFBD. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEDBB

.text { color: #EFEDBB; }
.background { background-color: #EFEDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 237, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 62%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 237, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 237, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEDBB

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Tones of #EFEDBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDBFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEDBB: #000000.

How #EFEDBB 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 #EFEDBB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEDBB?

#EFEDBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 237, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEDBB?

#EFEDBB is RGB 239, 237, 187 — HSL 58°, 62%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEDBB?

Its complement is #BDBFEF; analogous partners are #EFD5BD and #D8EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEDBB for text?

Black text on #EFEDBB has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.