Palettes / Colors / #EFEFE3

#EFEFE3 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EFEFE3 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEFE3 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 #E2E2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE8E2 and #E8EEE2. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFE3

.text { color: #EFEFE3; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 27%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEFE3

Tints of #EFEFE3

Tones of #EFEFE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFE3: #000000.

How #EFEFE3 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 #EFEFE3 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

← #EFEFE2  ·  #EFEFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFE3?

#EFEFE3 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 227). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFE3?

#EFEFE3 is RGB 239, 239, 227 — HSL 60°, 27%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEFE3?

Its complement is #E2E2EE; analogous partners are #EEE8E2 and #E8EEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFE3 for text?

Black text on #EFEFE3 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.