Palettes / Colors / #EFFBA2

#EFFBA2 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EFFBA2 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFFBA2 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 #AEA2FB; it also sits naturally between #FBDAA2 and #C3FBA2. 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 98% · Blue 64%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFBA2

.text { color: #EFFBA2; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFFBA2

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Tones of #EFFBA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA2FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFBA2: #000000.

How #EFFBA2 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 #EFFBA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFBA2?

#EFFBA2 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 251, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBA2?

#EFFBA2 is RGB 239, 251, 162 — HSL 68°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 35%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFBA2?

Its complement is #AEA2FB; analogous partners are #FBDAA2 and #C3FBA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFBA2 for text?

Black text on #EFFBA2 has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.