Palettes / Colors / #EFEAAB
#EFEAAB — Light Yellow
#EFEAAB 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 #EFEAAB 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.
#EFEAAB 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 #A9AEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFC7A9 and #D1EFA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 234, 171 |
| HSL | 56°, 68%, 80% |
| HSV | 56°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 28%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.37, 80.14, 50.18 |
| Yxy | 80.14, 0.3571, 0.3954 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.75, -7.85, 31.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.52, -7.69, 25.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFEAAB
.text { color: #EFEAAB; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A9AEEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAAB
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 #EFEAAB: ·
How #EFEAAB 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 #EFEAAB 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 #EFEAAB?
#EFEAAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAAB?
#EFEAAB is RGB 239, 234, 171 — HSL 56°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 28%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEAAB?
Its complement is #A9AEEF; analogous partners are #EFC7A9 and #D1EFA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEAAB for text?
Black text on #EFEAAB has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.