Palettes / Colors / #EFF7BD
#EFF7BD — Pale Vivid Yellow
#EFF7BD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFF7BD 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.
#EFF7BD 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 #C3BBF7; it also sits naturally between #F7E1BB and #D1F7BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF7BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 247, 189 |
| HSL | 68°, 78%, 85% |
| HSV | 68°, 23%, 97% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 23%, 3% |
| XYZ | 78.04, 88.55, 61.12 |
| Yxy | 88.55, 0.3427, 0.3889 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.39, -11.93, 27.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.10, -11.79, 23.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 97% · Blue 74%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF7BD
.text { color: #EFF7BD; }
.background { background-color: #EFF7BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF7BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 247, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 78%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF7BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 247, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF7BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 247, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF7BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF7BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3BBF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF7BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF7BD
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 #EFF7BD: ·
How #EFF7BD 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 #EFF7BD 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 #EFF7BD?
#EFF7BD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 247, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF7BD?
#EFF7BD is RGB 239, 247, 189 — HSL 68°, 78%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 23%, 3%.
What colors go with #EFF7BD?
Its complement is #C3BBF7; analogous partners are #F7E1BB and #D1F7BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF7BD for text?
Black text on #EFF7BD has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.