Palettes / Colors / #FFEF9E

#FFEF9E — Light Vivid Yellow

#FFEF9E is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEF9E 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 #9EAEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFBE9E and #DFFF9E. 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 100% · Green 94% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 38% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEF9E

.text { color: #FFEF9E; }
.background { background-color: #FFEF9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEF9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEF9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEF9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEF9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEF9E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FFEF9E

Tints of #FFEF9E

Tones of #FFEF9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EAEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEF9E: #000000.

How #FFEF9E 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 #FFEF9E or a close neighbour

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 #FFEF9E?

#FFEF9E is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEF9E?

#FFEF9E is RGB 255, 239, 158 — HSL 50°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 38%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEF9E?

Its complement is #9EAEFF; analogous partners are #FFBE9E and #DFFF9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEF9E for text?

Black text on #FFEF9E has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.