Palettes / Colors / #EFE88A

#EFE88A — Light Yellow

#EFE88A is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFE88A 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 #8A91EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB68A and #C3EF8A. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 42% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFE88A

.text { color: #EFE88A; }
.background { background-color: #EFE88A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE88A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 232, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE88A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 232, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE88A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 232, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFE88A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE88A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFE88A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A91EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFE88A: #000000.

How #EFE88A 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 #EFE88A 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

← #EFE889  ·  #EFE88B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFE88A?

#EFE88A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 232, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE88A?

#EFE88A is RGB 239, 232, 138 — HSL 56°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 42%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFE88A?

Its complement is #8A91EF; analogous partners are #EFB68A and #C3EF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFE88A for text?

Black text on #EFE88A has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.