Palettes / Colors / #EFEFBA

#EFEFBA — Pale Yellow

#EFEFBA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFEFBA 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 #B9B9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD4B9 and #D4EFB9. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFBA

.text { color: #EFEFBA; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEFBA

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Tones of #EFEFBA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFBA: #000000.

How #EFEFBA 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 #EFEFBA 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

← #EFEFB9  ·  #EFEFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFBA?

#EFEFBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 239, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFBA?

#EFEFBA is RGB 239, 239, 186 — HSL 60°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEFBA?

Its complement is #B9B9EF; analogous partners are #EFD4B9 and #D4EFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFBA for text?

Black text on #EFEFBA has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.