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#EFC552 — Vivid Yellow

#EFC552 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 #EFC552 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.

#EFC552 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 #527CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF7752 and #CAEF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFC552 · RGB 239, 197, 82

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Color values

HEX#EFC552
RGB239, 197, 82
HSL44°, 83%, 63%
HSV44°, 66%, 94%
CMYK0%, 18%, 66%, 6%
XYZ57.09, 58.89, 16.34
Yxy58.89, 0.4314, 0.4451
CIE-Lab81.23, 2.75, 61.36
Hunter Lab76.74, 2.62, 38.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 77% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 66% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFC552 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFC552 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFC552

.text { color: #EFC552; }
.background { background-color: #EFC552; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFC552; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 197, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFC552; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 197, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFC552; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 197, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFC552">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFC552">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFC552

#ECBC36#EAB21A#D29F14#B68A11#9F780F#83630C#674E0A#4B3907#2F2304#130E02

Tints of #EFC552

#F0CA60#F2D073#F3D581#F5DA8F#F6E0A2#F8E4B0#F9E9BE#FAEECC#FCF4DE#FDF9EC

Tones of #EFC552

#E4C05E#D8BB69#CDB574#C3B17F#B7AB8A#ACA695

Color harmonies

Complementary — #527CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFC552: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFC552

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFC552: ·

How #EFC552 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDC6EDeuteranopia · #DFE275Tritanopia · #ED8489

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFC552 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette F3ca52
#F3CA52 · #F6E9B2 · #0A6847 · #7ABA78
Palette 9bb8cd
#9BB8CD · #FFF7D4 · #EEC759 · #B1C381
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Palette E2852e
#E2852E · #F5C857 · #FFEE91 · #ABE0F0
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EFC151#F3CA52#EEC759#E9C74D#F5C857#EFBE4C#ECC35C#E8BD54#EEB853#F7C85C#E9CD5C#E0C658

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFC551  ·  #EFC553 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFC552?

#EFC552 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 197, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFC552?

#EFC552 is RGB 239, 197, 82 — HSL 44°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 66%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFC552?

Its complement is #527CEF; analogous partners are #EF7752 and #CAEF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFC552 for text?

Black text on #EFC552 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.