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#EFEDD3 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFEDD3 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EFEDD3 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.

#EFEDD3 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 #D2D4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDED2 and #E2EFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEDD3 · RGB 239, 237, 211

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Color values

HEX#EFEDD3
RGB239, 237, 211
HSL56°, 47%, 88%
HSV56°, 12%, 94%
CMYK0%, 1%, 12%, 6%
XYZ77.64, 83.62, 73.68
Yxy83.62, 0.3305, 0.3559
CIE-Lab93.29, -3.67, 12.84
Hunter Lab91.45, -3.65, 11.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFEDD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEDD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEDD3

.text { color: #EFEDD3; }
.background { background-color: #EFEDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 237, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 47%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 237, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 237, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEDD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEDD3

#E4E1B4#D8D392#CDC774#C1B953#ACA53E#8E8833#6D6827#4F4B1C#2D2B10#0F0E05

Tints of #EFEDD3

#F0EED6#F1F0DA#F1F0DA#F3F1DD#F4F3E1#F6F4E5#F7F6E9#F7F6E9#F8F7EC#FAF9F0

Tones of #EFEDD3

#EDEBD4#EBE9D6#E9E8D8#E7E6DA#E4E4DC#E3E2DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEDD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEDD3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEDD3: ·

How #EFEDD3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EEEED9Deuteranopia · #EEEEDBTritanopia · #EFDEDF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFEDD3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Palette 000000
#000000 · #0B60B0 · #40A2D8 · #F0EDCF
Palette 181d31
#181D31 · #678983 · #E6DDC4 · #F0E9D2
Palette F0e9d2
#F0E9D2 · #E6DDC4 · #678983 · #181D31

Similar colors

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

#F0EDD4#F2EDD1#EFECD7#F0EDCF#F0E9D2#F2EAD3#F2F0D4#EFE9D5#F4EDD3#EEEAD7#F0F0D7#F2EED7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEDD2  ·  #EFEDD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEDD3?

#EFEDD3 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 237, 211). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEDD3?

#EFEDD3 is RGB 239, 237, 211 — HSL 56°, 47%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEDD3?

Its complement is #D2D4EF; analogous partners are #EFDED2 and #E2EFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEDD3 for text?

Black text on #EFEDD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.