HEX atlas value

#EFF5AD

#EFF5AD is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 245, 173, HSL 65, 78%, 82%, has luminance 0.8667, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#EFF5AD Sample readable text

HEX #EFF5AD

RGB rgb(239, 245, 173)

HSL hsl(65 78% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 29, 4)

Luminance 0.8667

Contrast Black 18.33:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-eff5ad: #EFF5AD;
.background-eff5ad { background-color: #EFF5AD; }
.text-eff5ad { color: #EFF5AD; }

Luminance0.8667

Black text18.33:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EFF5AD","rgb":[239,245,173],"hsl":[65,78,82],"cmyk":[2,0,29,4],"luminance":0.8667,"contrast":{"black":18.33,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7FFA3","hex":"#F7FFA3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.79,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CBF5AD","hex":"#CBF5AD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.2,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eff5ad.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3ADF5","analogous":["#F5D7AD","#CBF5AD"],"triadic":["#ADEFF5","#F5ADEF"],"tetradic":["#ADF5D7","#B3ADF5","#F5ADCB"],"splitComplementary":["#ADCBF5","#D7ADF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFF5AD","#DFEB5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DFEB5C","saturated":"#F7FFA3","desaturated":"#E7EBB7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FBFFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":13.379088160259652},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.61324772583615},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"soft-yellow","name":"Soft Yellow","hex":"#FFF8B8","distance":19.6468827043885},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":23.68543856465402}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFF5AD

#EFF5AD is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #EFF5AD is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 239, 245, and 173, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 78% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8667, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.33:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFF5AD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F7FFA3#000000 text · best 19.79:1#F7FFA3

Soft Yellow#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFF8B8

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#CBF5AD#000000 text · best 17.2:1#CBF5AD

Generated Palette

#EFF5AD#EFF5AD

#B3ADF5#B3ADF5

#F5D7AD#F5D7AD

#CBF5AD#CBF5AD

White#FFFFFF

#DFEB5C#DFEB5C

Color Harmonies

#B3ADF5#B3ADF5

#F5D7AD#F5D7AD

#CBF5AD#CBF5AD

#ADEFF5#ADEFF5

#F5ADEF#F5ADEF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DFEB5C#DFEB5C

#F7FFA3#F7FFA3

#E7EBB7#E7EBB7

White#FFFFFF

#FBFFCC#FBFFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Yellow#FFF8B8

Peach#FFE5B4

#EFF5AD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFF5AD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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