Palettes / Colors / #EFF5CB

#EFF5CB — Pale Yellow

#EFF5CB is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFF5CB 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 #D2CCF5; it also sits naturally between #F5E7CC and #DAF5CC. 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 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF5CB

.text { color: #EFF5CB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF5CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF5CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 245, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 68%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF5CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 245, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF5CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 245, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF5CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF5CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF5CB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF5CB: #000000.

How #EFF5CB 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 #EFF5CB 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

← #EFF5CA  ·  #EFF5CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF5CB?

#EFF5CB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 245, 203). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF5CB?

#EFF5CB is RGB 239, 245, 203 — HSL 69°, 68%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF5CB?

Its complement is #D2CCF5; analogous partners are #F5E7CC and #DAF5CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF5CB for text?

Black text on #EFF5CB has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.