Palettes / Colors / #FFEFAD

#FFEFAD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEFAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEFAD 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 #ADBEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC6AD and #E7FFAD. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEFAD

.text { color: #FFEFAD; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #FFEFAD

Tints of #FFEFAD

Tones of #FFEFAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEFAD: #000000.

How #FFEFAD 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 #FFEFAD 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

← #FFEFAC  ·  #FFEFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEFAD?

#FFEFAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFAD?

#FFEFAD is RGB 255, 239, 173 — HSL 48°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEFAD?

Its complement is #ADBEFF; analogous partners are #FFC6AD and #E7FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEFAD for text?

Black text on #FFEFAD has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.