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#EFE293 — Light Yellow

#EFE293 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 #EFE293 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.

#EFE293 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 #95A1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB695 and #CEEF95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFE293 · RGB 239, 226, 147

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Color values

HEX#EFE293
RGB239, 226, 147
HSL52°, 74%, 76%
HSV52°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 5%, 38%, 6%
XYZ68.06, 74.85, 38.46
Yxy74.85, 0.3752, 0.4127
CIE-Lab89.32, -6.66, 40.21
Hunter Lab86.52, -6.46, 30.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 89% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFE293 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFE293 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFE293

.text { color: #EFE293; }
.background { background-color: #EFE293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 226, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 226, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 226, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE293">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE293

#EADB75#E6D356#E1C933#D1B91F#B19D1B#928216#736611#50470C#312B07#121003

Tints of #EFE293

#F0E59D#F2E8A6#F3EAAF#F4ECB8#F6EFC1#F7F1CA#F8F3D3#FAF6DC#FBF8E4#FCFAED

Tones of #EFE293

#E8DE9B#E2DAA1#DCD5A8#D5D0AE#CFCBB5#C9C7BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95A1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFE293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE293

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 #EFE293: ·

How #EFE293 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9A6Deuteranopia · #EAEBABTritanopia · #EEB5B9

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 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFE293 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#EAEB96#F8E796#EBE389#F7DB91#F0EB8D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE292  ·  #EFE294 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE293?

#EFE293 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 226, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE293?

#EFE293 is RGB 239, 226, 147 — HSL 52°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 38%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE293?

Its complement is #95A1EF; analogous partners are #EFB695 and #CEEF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE293 for text?

Black text on #EFE293 has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.