Palettes / Colors / #EFD795

#EFD795 — Light Yellow

#EFD795 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFD795 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95ADEF; it also sits naturally between #EFAA95 and #DAEF95. 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 84% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD795

.text { color: #EFD795; }
.background { background-color: #EFD795; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD795; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 215, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD795; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 215, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD795; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 215, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD795">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD795">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFD795

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Tones of #EFD795

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95ADEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD795: #000000.

How #EFD795 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 #EFD795 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

← #EFD794  ·  #EFD796 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD795?

#EFD795 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 215, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD795?

#EFD795 is RGB 239, 215, 149 — HSL 44°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 38%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD795?

Its complement is #95ADEF; analogous partners are #EFAA95 and #DAEF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD795 for text?

Black text on #EFD795 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.