Palettes / Colors / #EFEA92

#EFEA92 — Light Yellow

#EFEA92 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 #EFEA92 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.

#EFEA92 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 #9095EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBB90 and #C4EE90. 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 92% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 39% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEA92

.text { color: #EFEA92; }
.background { background-color: #EFEA92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEA92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 74%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEA92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEA92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEA92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEA92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9095EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEA92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEA92

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:

How #EFEA92 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 #EFEA92 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEA92?

#EFEA92 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEA92?

#EFEA92 is RGB 239, 234, 146 — HSL 57°, 74%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 39%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEA92?

Its complement is #9095EE; analogous partners are #EEBB90 and #C4EE90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEA92 for text?

Black text on #EFEA92 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.