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#EFF2CA — Pale Yellow

#EFF2CA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #EFF2CA 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.

#EFF2CA 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 #CCCAF2; it also sits naturally between #F2E1CA and #DBF2CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF2CA · RGB 239, 242, 202

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Color values

HEX#EFF2CA
RGB239, 242, 202
HSL64°, 61%, 87%
HSV64°, 17%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 17%, 5%
XYZ78.01, 86.12, 68.39
Yxy86.12, 0.3355, 0.3704
CIE-Lab94.36, -7.57, 19.00
Hunter Lab92.80, -7.51, 16.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 79%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF2CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF2CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF2CA

.text { color: #EFF2CA; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2CA

#E6EAA9#DBE184#D1D963#C8D142#B3BD2E#909825#71771D#525615#2F310C#101004

Tints of #EFF2CA

#F1F3CE#F2F4D2#F3F5D6#F4F6DA#F5F7DE#F5F7DE#F7F8E2#F8F9E6#F9FAEA#FAFBEF

Tones of #EFF2CA

#EDEFCD#EAECCF#E8E9D2#E5E6D5#E3E3D8#E0E1DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCAF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF2CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2CA

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 #EFF2CA: ·

How #EFF2CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0D4Deuteranopia · #F0F0D6Tritanopia · #EFDBDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF2CA rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Summit
#F1F2C9 · #DEE27E · #BBC12E · #494C10
Modern Ruby Bloom
#F0F4C8 · #C9DA2A · #919D20 · #3C410B
Palette F3f2c9
#F3F2C9 · #F0D587 · #93AF56 · #336371
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE

Similar colors

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

#F1F2C9#F0F4C8#F3F2C9#F3F0CA#F4F3C8#F3F1CE#F5F3C9#EDEDCE#F3EDC8#EEF8CD#F5F0CD#F0EDCF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF2C9  ·  #EFF2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2CA?

#EFF2CA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 242, 202). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2CA?

#EFF2CA is RGB 239, 242, 202 — HSL 64°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 17%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2CA?

Its complement is #CCCAF2; analogous partners are #F2E1CA and #DBF2CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2CA for text?

Black text on #EFF2CA has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.