Palettes / Colors / #EFCB49
#EFCB49 — Vivid Yellow
#EFCB49 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 #EFCB49 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.
#EFCB49 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.
Color values
| HEX | #EFCB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 203, 73 |
| HSL | 47°, 84%, 61% |
| HSV | 47°, 69%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 69%, 6% |
| XYZ | 58.16, 61.54, 15.12 |
| Yxy | 61.54, 0.4314, 0.4565 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.67, -0.83, 66.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.45, -0.79, 40.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 29%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 69% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFCB49
.text { color: #EFCB49; }
.background { background-color: #EFCB49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCB49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 203, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCB49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 203, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCB49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 203, 73, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFCB49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCB49">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFCB49
Tints of #EFCB49
Tones of #EFCB49
Color harmonies
Complementary — #486CEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFCB49: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCB49
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 #EFCB49: ·
How #EFCB49 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 #EFCB49 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 #EFCB49?
#EFCB49 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 239, 203, 73). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCB49?
#EFCB49 is RGB 239, 203, 73 — HSL 47°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 69%, 6%.
What colors go with #EFCB49?
Its complement is #486CEF; analogous partners are #EF7748 and #C0EF48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFCB49 for text?
Black text on #EFCB49 has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.