Palettes / Colors / #EFF1DB
#EFF1DB — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFF1DB 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 #EFF1DB 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.
#EFF1DB 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 #DCDAF1; it also sits naturally between #F1E7DA and #E4F1DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF1DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 241, 219 |
| HSL | 65°, 44%, 90% |
| HSV | 65°, 9%, 95% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 9%, 5% |
| XYZ | 79.84, 86.38, 79.48 |
| Yxy | 86.38, 0.3249, 0.3516 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.47, -4.41, 10.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.94, -4.41, 9.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 86%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF1DB
.text { color: #EFF1DB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF1DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF1DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 241, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 44%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF1DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 241, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF1DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 241, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF1DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF1DB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFF1DB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDAF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF1DB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF1DB
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 #EFF1DB: ·
How #EFF1DB 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 #EFF1DB 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 #EFF1DB?
#EFF1DB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 241, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF1DB?
#EFF1DB is RGB 239, 241, 219 — HSL 65°, 44%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 5%.
What colors go with #EFF1DB?
Its complement is #DCDAF1; analogous partners are #F1E7DA and #E4F1DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF1DB for text?
Black text on #EFF1DB has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.