Palettes / Colors / #EFBB1E

#EFBB1E — Vivid Yellow

#EFBB1E 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 #EFBB1E 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.

#EFBB1E 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 #1F53EF; it also sits naturally between #EF531F and #BBEF1F. 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 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 87% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBB1E

.text { color: #EFBB1E; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB1E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBB1E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 187, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 87%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBB1E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 187, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBB1E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 187, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBB1E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBB1E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBB1E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F53EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBB1E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBB1E

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 #EFBB1E 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 #EFBB1E 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

← #EFBB1D  ·  #EFBB1F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBB1E?

#EFBB1E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 187, 30). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBB1E?

#EFBB1E is RGB 239, 187, 30 — HSL 45°, 87%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 87%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBB1E?

Its complement is #1F53EF; analogous partners are #EF531F and #BBEF1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBB1E for text?

Black text on #EFBB1E has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.