Palettes / Colors / #EFFAA5
#EFFAA5 — Light Vivid Yellow
#EFFAA5 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid 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 #EFFAA5 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.
#EFFAA5 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 #AFA3FA; it also sits naturally between #FADAA3 and #C3FAA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 250, 165 |
| HSL | 68°, 89%, 81% |
| HSV | 68°, 34%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 34%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.57, 89.44, 48.82 |
| Yxy | 89.44, 0.3564, 0.4163 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.76, -16.49, 39.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.57, -16.17, 31.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 65%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFAA5
.text { color: #EFFAA5; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 89%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFAA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFA3FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFAA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFAA5
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 #EFFAA5: ·
How #EFFAA5 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 #EFFAA5 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 #EFFAA5?
#EFFAA5 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 250, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAA5?
#EFFAA5 is RGB 239, 250, 165 — HSL 68°, 89%, 81% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 34%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFFAA5?
Its complement is #AFA3FA; analogous partners are #FADAA3 and #C3FAA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFAA5 for text?
Black text on #EFFAA5 has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.