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#EFF293 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFF293 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid 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 #EFF293 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.

#EFF293 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 #9591F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C591 and #BFF291. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF293 · RGB 239, 242, 147

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Color values

HEX#EFF293
RGB239, 242, 147
HSL62°, 79%, 76%
HSV62°, 39%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 39%, 5%
XYZ72.62, 83.96, 39.98
Yxy83.96, 0.3694, 0.4272
CIE-Lab93.43, -14.61, 45.46
Hunter Lab91.63, -14.22, 34.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 58%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF293 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF293 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF293

.text { color: #EFF293; }
.background { background-color: #EFF293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF293">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF293

#EAEE72#E6EB52#E0E62D#D0D719#B1B715#929712#73770E#50520A#313206#121202

Tints of #EFF293

#F0F39B#F2F4A4#F3F5AD#F4F6B6#F6F8BF#F7F9C8#F8FAD1#FAFBDA#FBFCE4#FCFDED

Tones of #EFF293

#E9EB98#E2E4A0#DCDDA6#D5D7AD#CFD0B4#C8C9BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9591F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF293

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 #EFF293: ·

How #EFF293 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0AADeuteranopia · #F0F0B0Tritanopia · #EFBCC0

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 #EFF293 rather than the exact color:

Palette 211c6a
#211C6A · #59B4C3 · #74E291 · #EFF396
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #EEF296 · #9ADE7B · #508D69
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette 0a1d56
#0A1D56 · #492E87 · #37B5B6 · #F2F597
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D

Similar colors

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

#EFF396#EEF296#EBEF95#F2F597#F1EF99#F6F193#F1EB90#EAEB96#F0EB8D#EAEF9B#F1EB9A#F7F39A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF292  ·  #EFF294 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF293?

#EFF293 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 147). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF293?

#EFF293 is RGB 239, 242, 147 — HSL 62°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 39%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF293?

Its complement is #9591F2; analogous partners are #F2C591 and #BFF291. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF293 for text?

Black text on #EFF293 has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.