Palettes / Colors / #EFF2AC
#EFF2AC — Light Yellow
#EFF2AC 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 #EFF2AC 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.
#EFF2AC 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 #AFABF2; it also sits naturally between #F2D2AB and #CBF2AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 242, 172 |
| HSL | 63°, 73%, 81% |
| HSV | 63°, 29%, 95% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 29%, 5% |
| XYZ | 74.80, 84.83, 51.46 |
| Yxy | 84.83, 0.3543, 0.4019 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.81, -11.71, 33.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.11, -11.49, 27.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 67%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF2AC
.text { color: #EFF2AC; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 73%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2AC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFABF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF2AC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2AC
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 #EFF2AC: ·
How #EFF2AC 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 #EFF2AC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFF2AC?
#EFF2AC is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2AC?
#EFF2AC is RGB 239, 242, 172 — HSL 63°, 73%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 5%.
What colors go with #EFF2AC?
Its complement is #AFABF2; analogous partners are #F2D2AB and #CBF2AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF2AC for text?
Black text on #EFF2AC has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.