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#EFCB47 — Vivid Yellow

#EFCB47 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 #EFCB47 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.

#EFCB47 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 #486CEF; it also sits naturally between #EF7748 and #C0EF48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCB47 · RGB 239, 203, 71

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Color values

HEX#EFCB47
RGB239, 203, 71
HSL47°, 84%, 61%
HSV47°, 70%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 70%, 6%
XYZ58.09, 61.52, 14.77
Yxy61.52, 0.4323, 0.4578
CIE-Lab82.66, -0.92, 67.33
Hunter Lab78.43, -0.88, 40.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 70% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCB47 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCB47 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCB47

.text { color: #EFCB47; }
.background { background-color: #EFCB47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCB47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCB47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCB47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCB47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCB47">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCB47

#EDC32C#EBBC14#CEA612#B28F10#9B7C0D#7F660B#634F09#463806#2F2604#130F02

Tints of #EFCB47

#F1D05B#F2D469#F4DA7C#F5DE8A#F6E39C#F8E7AB#F9ECBD#FBF0CB#FCF6DE#FDFAEC

Tones of #EFCB47

#E3C454#D7BD60#CBB76C#BFB078#B3A984#A7A290

Color harmonies

Complementary — #486CEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCB47: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCB47

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 #EFCB47: ·

How #EFCB47 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDF67Deuteranopia · #E2E46FTritanopia · #ED8086

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 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFCB47 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Garden
#1136C9 · #5E86F1 · #EFCC41 · #F2F0A6
Palette Ffef82
#FFEF82 · #EFD345 · #BABD42 · #82954B
Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Crystal Ruby Meadow
#9E2523 · #CE8B23 · #F6D146 · #F6E9B5
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Palette E52020
#E52020 · #FBA518 · #F9CB43 · #A89C29

Similar colors

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

#EFCC41#EFD345#EFD448#F6D146#E9C74D#F9CB43#F3CA52#EFBE4C#EFC151#E5D549#F8D64B#E4D03E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCB46  ·  #EFCB48 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCB47?

#EFCB47 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 203, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCB47?

#EFCB47 is RGB 239, 203, 71 — HSL 47°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 70%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCB47?

Its complement is #486CEF; analogous partners are #EF7748 and #C0EF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCB47 for text?

Black text on #EFCB47 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.