Palettes / Colors / #EFB925

#EFB925 — Vivid Yellow

#EFB925 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EFB925 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 #255BEF; it also sits naturally between #EF5425 and #C0EF25. 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 73% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 85% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFB925

.text { color: #EFB925; }
.background { background-color: #EFB925; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFB925; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 185, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 86%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFB925; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 185, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFB925; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 185, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFB925">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFB925">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFB925

Tints of #EFB925

Tones of #EFB925

Color harmonies

Complementary — #255BEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFB925: #000000.

How #EFB925 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 #EFB925 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFB925?

#EFB925 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 185, 37). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFB925?

#EFB925 is RGB 239, 185, 37 — HSL 44°, 86%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 85%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFB925?

Its complement is #255BEF; analogous partners are #EF5425 and #C0EF25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFB925 for text?

Black text on #EFB925 has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.