Palettes / Colors / #EFF2D4

#EFF2D4 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFF2D4 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFF2D4 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 #D7D4F2; it also sits naturally between #F2E6D4 and #E0F2D4. 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 95% · Blue 83%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF2D4

.text { color: #EFF2D4; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2D4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2D4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 54%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2D4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2D4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2D4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2D4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2D4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D4F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF2D4: #000000.

How #EFF2D4 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 #EFF2D4 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

← #EFF2D3  ·  #EFF2D5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2D4?

#EFF2D4 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 212). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2D4?

#EFF2D4 is RGB 239, 242, 212 — HSL 66°, 54%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 12%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2D4?

Its complement is #D7D4F2; analogous partners are #F2E6D4 and #E0F2D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2D4 for text?

Black text on #EFF2D4 has a contrast ratio of 18.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.