Palettes / Colors / #EFEFDD
#EFEFDD — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFEFDD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFEFDD 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.
#EFEFDD 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 #DCDCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE6DC and #E6EFDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEFDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 239, 221 |
| HSL | 60°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 60°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 8%, 6% |
| XYZ | 79.51, 85.30, 80.68 |
| Yxy | 85.30, 0.3239, 0.3475 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.01, -3.07, 8.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.36, -3.07, 8.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEFDD
.text { color: #EFEFDD; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEFDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEFDD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDCEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEFDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEFDD
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 #EFEFDD: ·
How #EFEFDD 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 #EFEFDD 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 #EFEFDD?
#EFEFDD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFDD?
#EFEFDD is RGB 239, 239, 221 — HSL 60°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 8%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEFDD?
Its complement is #DCDCEF; analogous partners are #EFE6DC and #E6EFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEFDD for text?
Black text on #EFEFDD has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.