Palettes / Colors / #EFF3BD
#EFF3BD — Pale Yellow
#EFF3BD 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 #EFF3BD 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.
#EFF3BD 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 #C2BEF3; it also sits naturally between #F3DCBE and #D5F3BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 243, 189 |
| HSL | 64°, 69%, 85% |
| HSV | 64°, 22%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 22%, 5% |
| XYZ | 76.83, 86.13, 60.72 |
| Yxy | 86.13, 0.3435, 0.3850 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.37, -9.95, 25.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.80, -9.82, 21.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF3BD
.text { color: #EFF3BD; }
.background { background-color: #EFF3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 243, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 69%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 243, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 243, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF3BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2BEF3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF3BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF3BD
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 #EFF3BD: ·
How #EFF3BD 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 #EFF3BD 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 #EFF3BD?
#EFF3BD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 243, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF3BD?
#EFF3BD is RGB 239, 243, 189 — HSL 64°, 69%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 5%.
What colors go with #EFF3BD?
Its complement is #C2BEF3; analogous partners are #F3DCBE and #D5F3BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF3BD for text?
Black text on #EFF3BD has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.