Palettes / Colors / #EFF1DF
#EFF1DF — Pale Muted Yellow
#EFF1DF 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 #EFF1DF 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.
#EFF1DF 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 #E1DFF1; it also sits naturally between #F1EADF and #E6F1DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF1DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 241, 223 |
| HSL | 67°, 39%, 91% |
| HSV | 67°, 7%, 95% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 7%, 5% |
| XYZ | 80.37, 86.59, 82.29 |
| Yxy | 86.59, 0.3225, 0.3474 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.56, -3.75, 8.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.05, -3.76, 7.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF1DF
.text { color: #EFF1DF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF1DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF1DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 241, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 39%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF1DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 241, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF1DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 241, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF1DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF1DF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1DFF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF1DF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF1DF
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 #EFF1DF: ·
How #EFF1DF 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 #EFF1DF 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 #EFF1DF?
#EFF1DF is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 241, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF1DF?
#EFF1DF is RGB 239, 241, 223 — HSL 67°, 39%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 7%, 5%.
What colors go with #EFF1DF?
Its complement is #E1DFF1; analogous partners are #F1EADF and #E6F1DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF1DF for text?
Black text on #EFF1DF has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.