Palettes / Colors / #FFEFB7
#FFEFB7 — Pale Vivid Yellow
#FFEFB7 is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: moccasin (#FFE4B5) — not an exact match. CSS moccasin gives you #FFE4B5, a different color; use #FFEFB7 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.
#FFEFB7 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 #B8C7FF; it also sits naturally between #FFCCB8 and #EBFFB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #FFEFB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 255, 239, 183 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 86% |
| HSV | 47°, 28%, 100% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 28%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.65, 86.41, 57.23 |
| Yxy | 86.41, 0.3596, 0.3853 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.49, -2.87, 29.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.96, -2.88, 24.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 100% · Green 94% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #FFEFB7
.text { color: #FFEFB7; }
.background { background-color: #FFEFB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEFB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 239, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEFB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 239, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEFB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 239, 183, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#FFEFB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEFB7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8C7FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #FFEFB7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FFEFB7
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 #FFEFB7: ·
How #FFEFB7 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 #FFEFB7 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 #FFEFB7?
#FFEFB7 is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 239, 183). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.
What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEFB7?
#FFEFB7 is RGB 255, 239, 183 — HSL 47°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 28%, 0%.
What colors go with #FFEFB7?
Its complement is #B8C7FF; analogous partners are #FFCCB8 and #EBFFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #FFEFB7 for text?
Black text on #FFEFB7 has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.