Palettes / Colors / #EFF4C2

#EFF4C2 — Pale Yellow

#EFF4C2 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFF4C2 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 #C8C3F4; it also sits naturally between #F4E0C3 and #D6F4C3. 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 96% · Blue 76%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #EFF4C2

.text { color: #EFF4C2; }
.background { background-color: #EFF4C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF4C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 244, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 69%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF4C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 244, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF4C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 244, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF4C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF4C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF4C2

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Tones of #EFF4C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8C3F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF4C2: #000000.

How #EFF4C2 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 #EFF4C2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF4C1  ·  #EFF4C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF4C2?

#EFF4C2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 244, 194). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF4C2?

#EFF4C2 is RGB 239, 244, 194 — HSL 66°, 69%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 20%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF4C2?

Its complement is #C8C3F4; analogous partners are #F4E0C3 and #D6F4C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF4C2 for text?

Black text on #EFF4C2 has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.