Palettes / Colors / #EFEF8B

#EFEF8B — Light Yellow

#EFEF8B 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 #EFEF8B 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.

#EFEF8B 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 #8A8AEF; it also sits naturally between #EFBD8A and #BDEF8A. 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 94% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEF8B

.text { color: #EFEF8B; }
.background { background-color: #EFEF8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEF8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEF8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEF8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEF8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEF8B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A8AEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEF8B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEF8B

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 #EFEF8B 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 #EFEF8B 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

← #EFEF8A  ·  #EFEF8C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEF8B?

#EFEF8B is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 139). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEF8B?

#EFEF8B is RGB 239, 239, 139 — HSL 60°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 42%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEF8B?

Its complement is #8A8AEF; analogous partners are #EFBD8A and #BDEF8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEF8B for text?

Black text on #EFEF8B has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.