Palettes / Colors / #EFCA53
#EFCA53 — Vivid Yellow
#EFCA53 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 #EFCA53 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.
#EFCA53 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 #5277EF; it also sits naturally between #EF7C52 and #C5EF52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCA53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 202, 83 |
| HSL | 46°, 83%, 63% |
| HSV | 46°, 65%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 65%, 6% |
| XYZ | 58.28, 61.22, 16.93 |
| Yxy | 61.22, 0.4272, 0.4487 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.49, 0.23, 62.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.24, 0.22, 39.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 79% · Blue 33%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 65% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCA53
.text { color: #EFCA53; }
.background { background-color: #EFCA53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCA53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 202, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCA53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 202, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCA53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 202, 83, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCA53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCA53">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5277EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCA53: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCA53
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 #EFCA53: ·
How #EFCA53 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 #EFCA53 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 #EFCA53?
#EFCA53 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 202, 83). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCA53?
#EFCA53 is RGB 239, 202, 83 — HSL 46°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 65%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCA53?
Its complement is #5277EF; analogous partners are #EF7C52 and #C5EF52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCA53 for text?
Black text on #EFCA53 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.