Palettes / Colors / #EFDA81

#EFDA81 — Light Yellow

#EFDA81 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EFDA81 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFDA81 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 #8195EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA381 and #CCEF81. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 85% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 46% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFDA81

.text { color: #EFDA81; }
.background { background-color: #EFDA81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDA81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 218, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDA81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 218, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDA81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 218, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFDA81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFDA81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFDA81

Tints of #EFDA81

Tones of #EFDA81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8195EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFDA81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDA81

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EFDA81 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 #EFDA81 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

← #EFDA80  ·  #EFDA82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDA81?

#EFDA81 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 218, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDA81?

#EFDA81 is RGB 239, 218, 129 — HSL 49°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 46%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFDA81?

Its complement is #8195EF; analogous partners are #EFA381 and #CCEF81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFDA81 for text?

Black text on #EFDA81 has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.