Palettes / Colors / #EFE9AE
#EFE9AE — Light Yellow
#EFE9AE is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EFE9AE 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.
#EFE9AE 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 #AEB5EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC8AE and #D5EFAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFE9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 233, 174 |
| HSL | 54°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 54°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.38, 79.68, 51.61 |
| Yxy | 79.68, 0.3554, 0.3912 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.54, -6.96, 29.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.27, -6.83, 24.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 91% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFE9AE
.text { color: #EFE9AE; }
.background { background-color: #EFE9AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFE9AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 233, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFE9AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 233, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFE9AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 233, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFE9AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFE9AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB5EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFE9AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFE9AE
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 #EFE9AE: ·
How #EFE9AE 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 #EFE9AE 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 #EFE9AE?
#EFE9AE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 233, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFE9AE?
#EFE9AE is RGB 239, 233, 174 — HSL 54°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFE9AE?
Its complement is #AEB5EF; analogous partners are #EFC8AE and #D5EFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFE9AE for text?
Black text on #EFE9AE has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.