Palettes / Colors / #EFE696

#EFE696 — Light Yellow

#EFE696 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 #EFE696 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.

#EFE696 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 #959EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFB995 and #CBEF95. 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 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 37% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE696

.text { color: #EFE696; }
.background { background-color: #EFE696; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE696; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 230, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE696; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 230, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE696; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 230, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE696">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE696">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE696

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #959EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE696: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE696

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 #EFE696 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 #EFE696 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE696?

#EFE696 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 230, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE696?

#EFE696 is RGB 239, 230, 150 — HSL 54°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 37%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE696?

Its complement is #959EEF; analogous partners are #EFB995 and #CBEF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE696 for text?

Black text on #EFE696 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.