Palettes / Colors / #EFEAB6
#EFEAB6 — Pale Yellow
#EFEAB6 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 #EFEAB6 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.
#EFEAB6 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 #B8BDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFCFB8 and #D8EFB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFEAB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 234, 182 |
| HSL | 55°, 64%, 83% |
| HSV | 55°, 24%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 24%, 6% |
| XYZ | 73.46, 80.57, 55.94 |
| Yxy | 80.57, 0.3499, 0.3837 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.94, -6.41, 25.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.76, -6.30, 21.81 |
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
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CSS code for #EFEAB6
.text { color: #EFEAB6; }
.background { background-color: #EFEAB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEAB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 234, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 64%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEAB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 234, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEAB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 234, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFEAB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEAB6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFEAB6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8BDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFEAB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEAB6
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 #EFEAB6: ·
How #EFEAB6 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 #EFEAB6 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 #EFEAB6?
#EFEAB6 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 234, 182). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEAB6?
#EFEAB6 is RGB 239, 234, 182 — HSL 55°, 64%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 24%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFEAB6?
Its complement is #B8BDEF; analogous partners are #EFCFB8 and #D8EFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFEAB6 for text?
Black text on #EFEAB6 has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.