Palettes / Colors / #EFF3AF

#EFF3AF — Pale Yellow

#EFF3AF is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EFF3AF 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.

#EFF3AF 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 #B4AFF3; it also sits naturally between #F3D6AF and #CDF3AF. 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 95% · Blue 69%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF3AF

.text { color: #EFF3AF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF3AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF3AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 243, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF3AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 243, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF3AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 243, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF3AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF3AF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4AFF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF3AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF3AF

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 #EFF3AF 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 #EFF3AF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF3AF?

#EFF3AF is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 243, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF3AF?

#EFF3AF is RGB 239, 243, 175 — HSL 64°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 28%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF3AF?

Its complement is #B4AFF3; analogous partners are #F3D6AF and #CDF3AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF3AF for text?

Black text on #EFF3AF has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.