Palettes / Colors / #EFE692

#EFE692 — Light Yellow

#EFE692 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE692 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 #909AEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB690 and #C9EE90. 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 90% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 39% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EFE692

.text { color: #EFE692; }
.background { background-color: #EFE692; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE692; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 230, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 74%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE692; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 230, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE692; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 230, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE692">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE692">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #909AEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE692: #000000.

How #EFE692 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 #EFE692

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE692?

#EFE692 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 230, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE692?

#EFE692 is RGB 239, 230, 146 — HSL 54°, 74%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 39%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE692?

Its complement is #909AEE; analogous partners are #EEB690 and #C9EE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE692 for text?

Black text on #EFE692 has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.