Palettes / Colors / #EFE7A2

#EFE7A2 — Light Yellow

#EFE7A2 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE7A2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A3ABEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC2A3 and #D1EFA3. 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 91% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE7A2

.text { color: #EFE7A2; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE7A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 231, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE7A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 231, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE7A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 231, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE7A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE7A2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3ABEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE7A2: #000000.

How #EFE7A2 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 #EFE7A2 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

← #EFE7A1  ·  #EFE7A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE7A2?

#EFE7A2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 231, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE7A2?

#EFE7A2 is RGB 239, 231, 162 — HSL 54°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE7A2?

Its complement is #A3ABEF; analogous partners are #EFC2A3 and #D1EFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE7A2 for text?

Black text on #EFE7A2 has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.