Palettes / Colors / #EFBB00
#EFBB00 — Vivid Yellow
#EFBB00 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 #EFBB00 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.
#EFBB00 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 #0034F0; it also sits naturally between #F04400 and #ACF000. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBB00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 187, 0 |
| HSL | 47°, 100%, 47% |
| HSV | 47°, 100%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 100%, 6% |
| XYZ | 53.37, 53.89, 7.59 |
| Yxy | 53.89, 0.4647, 0.4692 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.40, 5.60, 80.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.41, 5.30, 42.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 73% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 100% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBB00
.text { color: #EFBB00; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 100%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB00">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFBB00
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Tones of #EFBB00
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0034F0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBB00: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB00
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 #EFBB00: ·
How #EFBB00 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 #EFBB00 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 #EFBB00?
#EFBB00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 187, 0). Its closest standard named color is Orange.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB00?
#EFBB00 is RGB 239, 187, 0 — HSL 47°, 100%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 100%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBB00?
Its complement is #0034F0; analogous partners are #F04400 and #ACF000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBB00 for text?
Black text on #EFBB00 has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.