Palettes / Colors / #EFEEBC
#EFEEBC — Pale Yellow
#EFEEBC is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EFEEBC 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.
#EFEEBC 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 #BDBEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD5BD and #D7EFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 238, 188 |
| HSL | 59°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 59°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.25, 83.13, 59.66 |
| Yxy | 83.13, 0.3451, 0.3813 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.07, -7.59, 24.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.18, -7.49, 20.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEEBC
.text { color: #EFEEBC; }
.background { background-color: #EFEEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEEBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDBEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEEBC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEEBC: ·
How #EFEEBC 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 #EFEEBC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFEEBC?
#EFEEBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEEBC?
#EFEEBC is RGB 239, 238, 188 — HSL 59°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEEBC?
Its complement is #BDBEEF; analogous partners are #EFD5BD and #D7EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEEBC for text?
Black text on #EFEEBC has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.