Palettes / Colors / #EFB60A

#EFB60A — Vivid Yellow

#EFB60A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orange (#FFA500) — not an exact match. CSS orange gives you #FFA500, a different color; use #EFB60A 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.

#EFB60A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0A43F0; it also sits naturally between #F0430A and #B6F00A. 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 94% · Green 71% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 96% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EFB60A

.text { color: #EFB60A; }
.background { background-color: #EFB60A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB60A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 182, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB60A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 182, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB60A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 182, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB60A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB60A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A43F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFB60A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB60A

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:

How #EFB60A 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 #EFB60A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFB609  ·  #EFB60B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB60A?

#EFB60A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 182, 10). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB60A?

#EFB60A is RGB 239, 182, 10 — HSL 45°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 96%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB60A?

Its complement is #0A43F0; analogous partners are #F0430A and #B6F00A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB60A for text?

Black text on #EFB60A has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.