Palettes / Colors / #EFEFE9

#EFEFE9 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EFEFE9 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEFE9 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 #EAEAF0; it also sits naturally between #F0EDEA and #EDF0EA. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFE9

.text { color: #EFEFE9; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 16%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEFE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEFE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEFE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEAF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFE9: #000000.

How #EFEFE9 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 #EFEFE9 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

← #EFEFE8  ·  #EFEFEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFE9?

#EFEFE9 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 233). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFE9?

#EFEFE9 is RGB 239, 239, 233 — HSL 60°, 16%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEFE9?

Its complement is #EAEAF0; analogous partners are #F0EDEA and #EDF0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFE9 for text?

Black text on #EFEFE9 has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.