Palettes / Colors / #EFE7A3

#EFE7A3 — Light Yellow

#EFE7A3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE7A3 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 #A4ABEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC2A4 and #D1EFA4. 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%

Previews

CSS code for #EFE7A3

.text { color: #EFE7A3; }
.background { background-color: #EFE7A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE7A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 231, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE7A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 231, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE7A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 231, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE7A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE7A3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE7A3

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Tones of #EFE7A3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4ABEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE7A3: #000000.

How #EFE7A3 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 #EFE7A3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFE7A2  ·  #EFE7A4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE7A3?

#EFE7A3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 231, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE7A3?

#EFE7A3 is RGB 239, 231, 163 — HSL 54°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE7A3?

Its complement is #A4ABEF; analogous partners are #EFC2A4 and #D1EFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE7A3 for text?

Black text on #EFE7A3 has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.