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#EFEE95 — Light Yellow

#EFEE95 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EFEE95 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.

#EFEE95 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9596EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC095 and #C3EF95. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFEE95 · RGB 239, 238, 149

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Color values

HEX#EFEE95
RGB239, 238, 149
HSL59°, 74%, 76%
HSV59°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 0%, 38%, 6%
XYZ71.60, 81.67, 40.42
Yxy81.67, 0.3696, 0.4217
CIE-Lab92.43, -12.43, 43.20
Hunter Lab90.37, -12.10, 33.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFEE95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFEE95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFEE95

.text { color: #EFEE95; }
.background { background-color: #EFEE95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEE95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 238, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEE95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 238, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEE95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 238, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEE95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEE95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFEE95

#EAE875#E6E356#E1DE33#D1CE1F#B1AF1B#929016#737211#504F0C#313007#121103

Tints of #EFEE95

#F0EF9D#F2F0A6#F3F2AF#F4F3B8#F6F5C1#F7F6CA#F8F8D3#FAF9DC#FBFBE4#FCFCED

Tones of #EFEE95

#E8E79B#E2E1A1#DCDBA8#D5D5AE#CFCEB5#C9C8BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9596EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFEE95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEE95

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFEE95: ·

How #EFEE95 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EFEFABDeuteranopia · #EFEFB0Tritanopia · #EFBCBF

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFEE95 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #EEF296 · #9ADE7B · #508D69
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Palette 211c6a
#211C6A · #59B4C3 · #74E291 · #EFF396
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBEF95#EEF296#F1EF99#EFF396#EAEB96#F1EB90#F1EB9A#EAEF9B#F6F193#F2F597#EFE692#F0EB8D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEE94  ·  #EFEE96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEE95?

#EFEE95 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 238, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEE95?

#EFEE95 is RGB 239, 238, 149 — HSL 59°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 38%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEE95?

Its complement is #9596EF; analogous partners are #EFC095 and #C3EF95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEE95 for text?

Black text on #EFEE95 has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.