Palettes / Colors / #EFFBAE
#EFFBAE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#EFFBAE 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 #EFFBAE 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.
#EFFBAE 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 #B8ACFB; it also sits naturally between #FBDFAC and #C8FBAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 251, 174 |
| HSL | 69°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 69°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 31%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.73, 90.40, 53.40 |
| Yxy | 90.40, 0.3509, 0.4081 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.16, -15.88, 35.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.08, -15.62, 29.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFBAE
.text { color: #EFFBAE; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFBAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8ACFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFBAE
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 #EFFBAE: ·
How #EFFBAE 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 #EFFBAE 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 #EFFBAE?
#EFFBAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 251, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBAE?
#EFFBAE is RGB 239, 251, 174 — HSL 69°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 31%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFFBAE?
Its complement is #B8ACFB; analogous partners are #FBDFAC and #C8FBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFBAE for text?
Black text on #EFFBAE has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.