Palettes / Colors / #EFB60C
#EFB60C — Vivid Yellow
#EFB60C 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 #EFB60C 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.
#EFB60C 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 #0C45ED; it also sits naturally between #ED450C and #B5ED0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFB60C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 182, 12 |
| HSL | 45°, 90%, 49% |
| HSV | 45°, 95%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 95%, 6% |
| XYZ | 52.39, 51.83, 7.59 |
| Yxy | 51.83, 0.4685, 0.4636 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.18, 8.32, 78.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.00, 7.87, 41.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 71% · Blue 5%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 95% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFB60C
.text { color: #EFB60C; }
.background { background-color: #EFB60C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB60C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 182, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 90%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB60C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 182, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB60C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 182, 12, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFB60C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB60C">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFB60C
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Tones of #EFB60C
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0C45ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFB60C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFB60C
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 #EFB60C: ·
How #EFB60C 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 #EFB60C 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 #EFB60C?
#EFB60C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 182, 12). Its closest standard named color is Orange.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB60C?
#EFB60C is RGB 239, 182, 12 — HSL 45°, 90%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 95%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFB60C?
Its complement is #0C45ED; analogous partners are #ED450C and #B5ED0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFB60C for text?
Black text on #EFB60C has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.