Palettes / Colors / #EFE89A
#EFE89A — Light Yellow
#EFE89A 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 #EFE89A 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.
#EFE89A 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 #9AA1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFBD9A and #CBEF9A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE89A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 232, 154 |
| HSL | 55°, 73%, 77% |
| HSV | 55°, 36%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 36%, 6% |
| XYZ | 70.29, 78.40, 42.00 |
| Yxy | 78.40, 0.3686, 0.4111 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.96, -8.89, 38.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.54, -8.66, 30.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 60%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 36% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE89A
.text { color: #EFE89A; }
.background { background-color: #EFE89A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE89A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 232, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 73%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE89A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 232, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE89A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 232, 154, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE89A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE89A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFE89A
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Tones of #EFE89A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #9AA1EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE89A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE89A
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFE89A: ·
How #EFE89A 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 #EFE89A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFE89A?
#EFE89A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 232, 154). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE89A?
#EFE89A is RGB 239, 232, 154 — HSL 55°, 73%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 36%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE89A?
Its complement is #9AA1EF; analogous partners are #EFBD9A and #CBEF9A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE89A for text?
Black text on #EFE89A has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.