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#EFE292 — Light Yellow

#EFE292 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 #EFE292 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.

#EFE292 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 #909DEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB390 and #CCEE90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE292 · RGB 239, 226, 146

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Color values

HEX#EFE292
RGB239, 226, 146
HSL52°, 74%, 75%
HSV52°, 39%, 94%
CMYK0%, 5%, 39%, 6%
XYZ67.98, 74.82, 38.05
Yxy74.82, 0.3759, 0.4137
CIE-Lab89.31, -6.76, 40.69
Hunter Lab86.50, -6.57, 30.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 89% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 39% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE292 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE292 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE292

.text { color: #EFE292; }
.background { background-color: #EFE292; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE292; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 74%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE292; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE292; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE292">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE292">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE292

#EADA71#E5D252#E1C933#D1B91F#B19D1B#8E7E15#6F6211#50470C#312B07#121003

Tints of #EFE292

#F0E499#F1E7A2#F2E9AB#F4EBB4#F6EFC1#F7F1CA#F8F3D3#FAF6DC#FBF8E4#FCFAED

Tones of #EFE292

#E7DD97#E1D89D#DAD3A4#D4CEAB#CDC9B2#C6C4B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #909DEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE292: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE292

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE292: ·

How #EFE292 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E9E9A5Deuteranopia · #EAEBAATritanopia · #EEB5B8

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFE292 rather than the exact color:

Palette F0e491
#F0E491 · #BBC863 · #658C58 · #31694E
Palette F1e290
#F1E290 · #F677C1 · #9B3284 · #690074
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692
Palette 9112bc
#9112BC · #AE75DA · #E9E294 · #FFFCB8
Hidden Saffron
#0F429E · #55B1EF · #E9A11E · #EDDB92
Palette 434e78
#434E78 · #607B8F · #F7E396 · #E97F4A

Similar colors

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

#F0E491#F1E290#EFE692#E9E294#EDDB92#F7E396#F1EB90#EBE389#F0EB8D#F7DB91#EAEB96#F8E796

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE291  ·  #EFE293 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE292?

#EFE292 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 226, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE292?

#EFE292 is RGB 239, 226, 146 — HSL 52°, 74%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 39%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE292?

Its complement is #909DEE; analogous partners are #EEB390 and #CCEE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE292 for text?

Black text on #EFE292 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.