Palettes / Colors / #EFFAAA
#EFFAAA — Pale Vivid Yellow
#EFFAAA is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EFFAAA 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.
#EFFAAA 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 #B3A8FA; it also sits naturally between #FADCA8 and #C6FAA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 250, 170 |
| HSL | 68°, 89%, 82% |
| HSV | 68°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 32%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.04, 89.62, 51.27 |
| Yxy | 89.62, 0.3535, 0.4113 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.84, -15.89, 37.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.67, -15.61, 30.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 67%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFAAA
.text { color: #EFFAAA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFAAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3A8FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFAAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFAAA
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 #EFFAAA: ·
How #EFFAAA 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 #EFFAAA 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 #EFFAAA?
#EFFAAA is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 250, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAAA?
#EFFAAA is RGB 239, 250, 170 — HSL 68°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 32%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFFAAA?
Its complement is #B3A8FA; analogous partners are #FADCA8 and #C6FAA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFAAA for text?
Black text on #EFFAAA has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.