Palettes / Colors / #FFEFC8

#FFEFC8 — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEFC8 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEFC8 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 #C7D7FF; it also sits naturally between #FFD3C7 and #F3FFC7. 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 100% · Green 94% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEFC8

.text { color: #FFEFC8; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEFC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7D7FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEFC8: #000000.

How #FFEFC8 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 #FFEFC8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEFC7  ·  #FFEFC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEFC8?

#FFEFC8 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 200). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFC8?

#FFEFC8 is RGB 255, 239, 200 — HSL 43°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEFC8?

Its complement is #C7D7FF; analogous partners are #FFD3C7 and #F3FFC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEFC8 for text?

Black text on #FFEFC8 has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.