Palettes / Colors / #EFBC14
#EFBC14 — Vivid Yellow
#EFBC14 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 #EFBC14 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.
#EFBC14 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 #1548EF; it also sits naturally between #EF4F15 and #B5EF15. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBC14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 188, 20 |
| HSL | 46°, 87%, 51% |
| HSV | 46°, 92%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 92%, 6% |
| XYZ | 53.71, 54.37, 8.33 |
| Yxy | 54.37, 0.4614, 0.4671 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.68, 5.28, 78.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.73, 5.00, 42.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 8%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 92% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBC14
.text { color: #EFBC14; }
.background { background-color: #EFBC14; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBC14; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 188, 20); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBC14; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 188, 20, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBC14; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 188, 20, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBC14">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBC14">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1548EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBC14: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBC14
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 #EFBC14: ·
How #EFBC14 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 #EFBC14 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 #EFBC14?
#EFBC14 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 188, 20). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBC14?
#EFBC14 is RGB 239, 188, 20 — HSL 46°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 92%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBC14?
Its complement is #1548EF; analogous partners are #EF4F15 and #B5EF15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBC14 for text?
Black text on #EFBC14 has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.