Palettes / Colors / #EFEFD8
#EFEFD8 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFEFD8 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
#EFEFD8 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 #D7D7EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE3D7 and #E3EFD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEFD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 239, 216 |
| HSL | 60°, 42%, 89% |
| HSV | 60°, 10%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 10%, 6% |
| XYZ | 78.86, 85.04, 77.22 |
| Yxy | 85.04, 0.3270, 0.3527 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.90, -3.88, 11.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.22, -3.88, 10.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEFD8
.text { color: #EFEFD8; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 42%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEFD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEFD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEFD8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7D7EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEFD8: #000000.
How #EFEFD8 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 #EFEFD8 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 #EFEFD8?
#EFEFD8 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 216). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFD8?
#EFEFD8 is RGB 239, 239, 216 — HSL 60°, 42%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEFD8?
Its complement is #D7D7EF; analogous partners are #EFE3D7 and #E3EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEFD8 for text?
Black text on #EFEFD8 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.