Palettes / Colors / #EFD89F

#EFD89F — Light Yellow

#EFD89F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFD89F 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 #9FB6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB09F and #DDEF9F. 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 85% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 33% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFD89F

.text { color: #EFD89F; }
.background { background-color: #EFD89F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFD89F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 216, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFD89F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 216, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFD89F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 216, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFD89F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFD89F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FB6EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFD89F: #000000.

How #EFD89F 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 #EFD89F 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

← #EFD89E  ·  #EFD8A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFD89F?

#EFD89F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 216, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFD89F?

#EFD89F is RGB 239, 216, 159 — HSL 43°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 33%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFD89F?

Its complement is #9FB6EF; analogous partners are #EFB09F and #DDEF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFD89F for text?

Black text on #EFD89F has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.