Palettes / Colors / #EFF6BD
#EFF6BD — Pale Yellow
#EFF6BD is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #EFF6BD 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.
#EFF6BD 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 #C2BCF6; it also sits naturally between #F6E0BC and #D2F6BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF6BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 246, 189 |
| HSL | 67°, 76%, 85% |
| HSV | 67°, 23%, 96% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 23%, 4% |
| XYZ | 77.74, 87.94, 61.02 |
| Yxy | 87.94, 0.3429, 0.3879 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.13, -11.43, 26.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.77, -11.30, 22.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 74%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF6BD
.text { color: #EFF6BD; }
.background { background-color: #EFF6BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF6BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 246, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 76%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF6BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 246, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF6BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 246, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF6BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF6BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2BCF6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF6BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF6BD
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 #EFF6BD: ·
How #EFF6BD 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 #EFF6BD 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 #EFF6BD?
#EFF6BD is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 246, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF6BD?
#EFF6BD is RGB 239, 246, 189 — HSL 67°, 76%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 23%, 4%.
What colors go with #EFF6BD?
Its complement is #C2BCF6; analogous partners are #F6E0BC and #D2F6BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF6BD for text?
Black text on #EFF6BD has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.