Palettes / Colors / #EFBA2D

#EFBA2D — Vivid Yellow

#EFBA2D is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #EFBA2D 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.

#EFBA2D 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 #2E62EF; it also sits naturally between #EF5B2E and #C2EF2E. 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 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 81% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBA2D

.text { color: #EFBA2D; }
.background { background-color: #EFBA2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBA2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 186, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBA2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 186, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBA2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 186, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBA2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBA2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBA2D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E62EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBA2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBA2D

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 #EFBA2D 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 #EFBA2D 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

← #EFBA2C  ·  #EFBA2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBA2D?

#EFBA2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 186, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBA2D?

#EFBA2D is RGB 239, 186, 45 — HSL 44°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 81%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBA2D?

Its complement is #2E62EF; analogous partners are #EF5B2E and #C2EF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBA2D for text?

Black text on #EFBA2D has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.