Palettes / Colors / #EFEAB5

#EFEAB5 — Pale Yellow

#EFEAB5 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EFEAB5 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.

#EFEAB5 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 #B4B9EE; it also sits naturally between #EECCB4 and #D6EEB4. 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 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 24% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEAB5

.text { color: #EFEAB5; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 64%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4B9EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEAB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAB5

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 #EFEAB5 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 #EFEAB5 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

← #EFEAB4  ·  #EFEAB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEAB5?

#EFEAB5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAB5?

#EFEAB5 is RGB 239, 234, 181 — HSL 55°, 64%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 24%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEAB5?

Its complement is #B4B9EE; analogous partners are #EECCB4 and #D6EEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEAB5 for text?

Black text on #EFEAB5 has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.