Palettes / Colors / #EFF2DE

#EFF2DE — Pale Muted Yellow

#EFF2DE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFF2DE 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 #E1DEF2; it also sits naturally between #F2EBDE and #E5F2DE. 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 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF2DE

.text { color: #EFF2DE; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2DE

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Tones of #EFF2DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1DEF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF2DE: #000000.

How #EFF2DE 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 #EFF2DE 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

← #EFF2DD  ·  #EFF2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2DE?

#EFF2DE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2DE?

#EFF2DE is RGB 239, 242, 222 — HSL 69°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2DE?

Its complement is #E1DEF2; analogous partners are #F2EBDE and #E5F2DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2DE for text?

Black text on #EFF2DE has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.