Palettes / Colors / #EFBF05
#EFBF05 — Vivid Yellow
#EFBF05 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EFBF05 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.
#EFBF05 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 #0534F0; it also sits naturally between #F04B05 and #A9F005. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFBF05 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 191, 5 |
| HSL | 48°, 96%, 48% |
| HSV | 48°, 98%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 98%, 6% |
| XYZ | 54.25, 55.62, 8.02 |
| Yxy | 55.62, 0.4602, 0.4718 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.40, 3.56, 80.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.58, 3.37, 43.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 75% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 98% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFBF05
.text { color: #EFBF05; }
.background { background-color: #EFBF05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFBF05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 191, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 96%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFBF05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 191, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFBF05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 191, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFBF05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFBF05">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFBF05
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Tones of #EFBF05
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0534F0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.73:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFBF05: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFBF05
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 #EFBF05: ·
How #EFBF05 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 #EFBF05 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 #EFBF05?
#EFBF05 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 191, 5). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFBF05?
#EFBF05 is RGB 239, 191, 5 — HSL 48°, 96%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 98%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFBF05?
Its complement is #0534F0; analogous partners are #F04B05 and #A9F005. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFBF05 for text?
Black text on #EFBF05 has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.