Palettes / Colors / #EFEDE1

#EFEDE1 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EFEDE1 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEDE1 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 #E1E3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE6E1 and #EAEFE1. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEDE1

.text { color: #EFEDE1; }
.background { background-color: #EFEDE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEDE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 237, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 30%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEDE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 237, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEDE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 237, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEDE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEDE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEDE1

Tints of #EFEDE1

Tones of #EFEDE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEDE1: #000000.

How #EFEDE1 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 #EFEDE1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEDE0  ·  #EFEDE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEDE1?

#EFEDE1 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 237, 225). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEDE1?

#EFEDE1 is RGB 239, 237, 225 — HSL 51°, 30%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEDE1?

Its complement is #E1E3EF; analogous partners are #EFE6E1 and #EAEFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEDE1 for text?

Black text on #EFEDE1 has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.