Palettes / Colors / #EFECAC

#EFECAC — Light Yellow

#EFECAC 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 #EFECAC 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.

#EFECAC 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 #AEB1EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCBAE and #D2EFAE. 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 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFECAC

.text { color: #EFECAC; }
.background { background-color: #EFECAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 68%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFECAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEB1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFECAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECAC

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 #EFECAC 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 #EFECAC 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

← #EFECAB  ·  #EFECAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFECAC?

#EFECAC is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECAC?

#EFECAC is RGB 239, 236, 172 — HSL 57°, 68%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFECAC?

Its complement is #AEB1EF; analogous partners are #EFCBAE and #D2EFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFECAC for text?

Black text on #EFECAC has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.