Palettes / Colors / #EFEFDF

#EFEFDF — Pale Muted Yellow

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

#EFEFDF 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 #E0E0F0; it also sits naturally between #F0E8E0 and #E8F0E0. 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 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFDF

.text { color: #EFEFDF; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEFDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E0F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFDF: #000000.

How #EFEFDF 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 #EFEFDF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEFDE  ·  #EFEFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFDF?

#EFEFDF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFDF?

#EFEFDF is RGB 239, 239, 223 — HSL 60°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEFDF?

Its complement is #E0E0F0; analogous partners are #F0E8E0 and #E8F0E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFDF for text?

Black text on #EFEFDF has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.