Palettes / Colors / #EFECAD
#EFECAD — Light Yellow
#EFECAD 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 #EFECAD 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.
#EFECAD 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EFECAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 236, 173 |
| HSL | 57°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 57°, 28%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 28%, 6% |
| XYZ | 73.13, 81.36, 51.38 |
| Yxy | 81.36, 0.3552, 0.3952 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.29, -8.60, 31.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.20, -8.43, 25.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · 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 #EFECAD
.text { color: #EFECAD; }
.background { background-color: #EFECAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFECAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 236, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFECAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 236, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFECAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 236, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFECAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFECAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEB1EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFECAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFECAD
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 #EFECAD: ·
How #EFECAD 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 #EFECAD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFECAD?
#EFECAD is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 236, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFECAD?
#EFECAD is RGB 239, 236, 173 — HSL 57°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 28%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFECAD?
Its complement is #AEB1EF; analogous partners are #EFCBAE and #D2EFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFECAD for text?
Black text on #EFECAD has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.