Palettes / Colors / #EFBD48

#EFBD48 — Vivid Yellow

#EFBD48 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EFBD48 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.

#EFBD48 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 #487AEF; it also sits naturally between #EF6948 and #CEEF48. 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 74% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 70% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFBD48

.text { color: #EFBD48; }
.background { background-color: #EFBD48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBD48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 189, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBD48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 189, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBD48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 189, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFBD48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBD48">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFBD48

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #487AEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFBD48: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBD48

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 #EFBD48 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 #EFBD48 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

← #EFBD47  ·  #EFBD49 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFBD48?

#EFBD48 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 189, 72). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBD48?

#EFBD48 is RGB 239, 189, 72 — HSL 42°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 70%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFBD48?

Its complement is #487AEF; analogous partners are #EF6948 and #CEEF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFBD48 for text?

Black text on #EFBD48 has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.